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    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...
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  • such as Atlanta or Harlem, to which African Americans are attracted Lapis Niger, an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum Black stone is another name for...
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    1950s. This includes the stele accorded the name of "The Black Rock" or Lapis Niger. The marble and cement covering is a mix of the original black marble...
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    to either the late Roman Kingdom or early Roman Republic include the Lapis Niger stone, the Duenos Inscription on a kernos vase, and the Garigliano bowl...
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  • (disambiguation) Blackstone (disambiguation) Blackstones (disambiguation) Lapis Niger (Latin: "Black Stone"), ancient shrine in Rome All pages with titles...
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    concrete covering holding the "Black Stone" marble together over the Lapis Niger in Rome. Excavations in the Forum continue, with discoveries by archaeologists...
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    as the location of an Etruscan mundus and altar.[citation needed] The Lapis Niger, a series of large black marble slabs, was placed over the altar (known...
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    comparatively to the inscription of the cippus of the Forum, also known as Lapis Niger (CIL I 1). For the sake of convenience of interpretation, the text is...
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    inscription in the Latin language is believed to be engraved on the Lapis Niger ("Black Stone") discovered in 1899 in the Roman Forum, dating from around...
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    locates the place of his death: the site was marked by the Lapis Niger: Festus writes "Niger lapis in Comitio locum funestum significat, ut ali, Romuli morti...
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