The Niger Lapis
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This
is one of the oldest monuments in the forum. The arrangement of black
stone pavement and the marble slab enclosure dates to the Sullan period.
However it is is built upon a shrine of great interest. The shrine dates
to the first half of the 6th century BC and was dedicated to Vulcan
and so is known as the Volcanol. In it were found an open air sanctuary
with an altar close to a circular base for a statue, and a 4 sided cippus
with an inscription in archaic Latin that was a sacred law dealing with
rituals carried out by the king. It was here that Romulus, according
to one legend, was killed by Senators after his rule became overly despotic.
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