• Drawing (1906) of the excavated Lapis Niger in the Roman Forum, in Rome, Italy. Visible are the sacellum (miniature shrine; left), the truncated tufa column (right)...
  • The Lapis Niger was a shrine within the Comitium. It is one of the only surviving parts of the structure, however it can be hard to see as it is located underground.
  • Behind this same fence you can see in a small recess, the Black Stone (Lapis Niger), a square fragment of the pavement, which supposedly marks the place...
  • The Lapis Niger, or ‘Black Stone’, a slab of black marble, lies in the Comitium to the right of the Arch of Septimius Severus, protected by a low roof.
  • The secret of Lapis Niger was discovered at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries during excavations conducted by the archaeologist Giacomo Boni.
  • The Lapis Niger is located within the Roman Forum and thus has the same opening hours and entrance fee as the rest of the archaeological excavations.
  • The Lapis Niger, meaning “Black Stone” in Latin was first brought to light in a series of excavations by Giacomo Boni in 1899-1900...
  • Of course, there’s one very good reason why none of these possibilities are likely: the fact that the Lapis Niger dates to roughly the sixth century BCE.
  • Lapis niger ( Latince'de "kara taş" ), Roma'daki Roma Forumu bölgesinde , Curia Iulia'dan çok uzak olmayan mitinglerin bulunduğu bir arkeolojik sitedir .
  • İkinci sığınak kalıntıları Lapis niger yakınında, Curia üzerinde, Roma Forumu. Lâcivert niger : birbirini izleyen iki yüzleri fotoğrafı ve yazılı yivli kenarı.
  • lapis niger , comitium içinde bir türbe ydi. lapis niger da yapının ayakta kalan tek parçalarından biridir, ancak yeraltında bulunduğu için görülmesi zor olabilir.
  • Hidden by scaffolding on the Roman Forum, the Lapis Niger ('Black Stone' in Latin) is a large slab of black marble that covered an underground area said…