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Lapis Niger

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Lapis Niger
41.892175°N 12.485801°E

The Lapis Niger is to the left of the Arch of Septimus near the ground.

The Lapis Niger dates back to the 8th century BC and is the oldest part of the Roman Forum.

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Lapis Niger

The Lapis Niger (Latin, "Black Stone") is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal (a sanctuary to Vulcan) it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old Comitium, an early assembly area that preceded the Forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century BC.

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