Lapis Niger

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 to contain the tomb of Romulus. Archaeologists working here have also discovered a stone bearing one of the oldest known inscriptions in Latin.

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