Lapis Niger

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A shrine in the Forum Romanum adjacent to the Republican comitium, recognizable by its distinctive black paving stones. The shrine has been associated, in tradition, with the tomb of Romulus and/or of Faustulus. Giacomo Boni excavated the site between 1899 and 1905.

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