12 10 292 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/d13e2d7cac6022a1c9d11e517a2d561b.tif ef2069009d0b96fdbb6c52b8d43d6d7b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lapis Niger Description An account of the resource Also referred to as “Black Stone” in Latin, this site was discovered in a series of excavations by Giacomo Boni from 1899-1900, and was found to have been located between Curia Julia and the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum. During its active lifetime, this sanctuary had an open-air, horseshoe shaped altar dating to around 350-300 BCE, columns dedicated for cult worship, and an inscribed stela with boustrophedon text—meaning alternate lines of writing and its letters were written in reverse. This stela is called the Cippo Del Foro Romano, and it was dated back to the middle of the Royal Period, so around 575-500 BCE. It was made of plaster and had a lex sacrata inscription that usually either detailed a law accompanied by an oath, or it threatened penalty for violators of a certain place. Though there is no direct translation available, given that it was written in Old Latin, the content that was able to be transcribed is as follows: “QUOI HON…SAKROS ESED…REGEI/KALATOREM…IOUXMENTA/KAPIA…IOUESTOD” Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, helps us out by suggesting that this stela was perhaps an epitaph of Hostilius and his bravery against the Sabines. However, Pompeius Festus, an earlier Imperial period writer, writes, “the black stone in the Comitium marks an unlucky spot: according to some it was intended to serve as a grave of Romulus, but this intention was not carried out, and in the place of Romulus his foster-father Faustulus was buried” (Milligan). Though, it is interesting to note that this exact area was said to have been the place where Romulus was either killed or had been taken to heaven, which is why this monument has also been referred to as the ‘Tomb of Romulus’. It was inferred that this site also acted as a repository for objects that reminded the Romans of their monarchy past and was seen as a unified place of memory that had quite a special status in the late Republic—as it was associated with death, mournfulness, and fatefulness. This is because votive gifts were found, suggesting that it may have acted as a sanctuary and that the Romans intentionally buried this site. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1. Milligan, Mark. “The Mysterious Lapis Niger Sanctuary beneath Ancient Rome.” HeritageDaily - Archaeology News, 30 Jan. 2022, www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/the-mysterious-lapis-niger-roman-sanctuary/142627. 2. “Cippo Del Foro (575-550 A.C.) | Museo Della Civiltà Romana.” Www.museociviltaromana.it, www.museociviltaromana.it/it/opera/cippo-del-foro-575-550-ac. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024. 3. Jasiński, Jakub. Lapis Niger «IMPERIUM ROMANUM. imperiumromanum.pl/en/roman-art-and-culture/roman-architecture/roman-buildings/lapis-niger/. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Inscription Below Lapis Niger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant EUR, Museum of Roman Civilization, Rome, Italy Subject The topic of the resource Cippo Del Foro Romano https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/ebeb165aed57353bdba97d17dbdd49c5.tif 63d44bb3e5b7440c9f57471877b3d5f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forum Romanum - Basilica Aemilia Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1983 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/c115445bab9bb1e3f0d51d040b6a9e03.tif b5128efba5896bf2be0be6826beff061 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colosseum Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1983 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/57f6e26ee46cf3cae8ddcb42b9f486f5.tif 04c8b15f25444cc250e12b340f664b01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colosseum Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August, 1988 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/2e7651f25551f311441762837717c831.tif ecce7799ff7a7d8fbe0eba95c56b8a29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colosseum Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1983 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/38c305256be0190d67a14c6d71e2c8c8.tif 6a8b562e01bf1052866988fcc8a75fe2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forum Romanum - Temple of Vesta Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior of Temple of Vestals Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July, 1988 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/ff329f2a8fe86424bc289b731bfeb1fa.tif 40214d89b94f61fbec218ed19940221b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forum Romanum - Temple of Vesta Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior of Vestal Temple Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1988 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/7a44c56c762d681a54ed56b2ee06221b.tif 46349b98e2f3cd771eff2a480a1694e5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forum Romanum - Basilica Aemilia Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior Order Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/c619c6f90bedc24c29ac832476424f92.tif 9e9dfee95fc821a64a70f82001631568 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forum Romanum - Basilica Aemilia Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior towards Curia Julia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1983 https://get-agrippa-on-architecture.artinterp.org/files/original/4b5073449eea8614c2e6f8a231778150.tif 966280744e4389806f032f5a97d79861 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lacus Curtius Description An account of the resource This site is also referred to as the ‘Lake of Curtius’ due to the fact that there may have been a lake in this exact location in the Roman Forum but was later drained in the late 7th century BCE. During its prime, it may have been linked to very ancient rituals where people would sacrifice themselves in the lake, as there were skeletons found of a child, woman, and man. Additionally, this may have also been the site where Emperor Galba had been lynched by soldiers on January 15th of 69 CE. The history of its name, moreover, is a heated topic of debate, as there are multiple but varyingly different accounts in history that explain its origins. For example, Roman scholar Varro claims that in 445 BCE, lightning struck this area and the consul Gaius Curtius Philo ordered for the construction of a fence around it. However, Roman historian Livy claims that during the war between the Romans and Sabines—occurring after the Rape of the Sabine Women—Mettius Curtius, a Sabine, allegedly got in a marsh in this exact location and was later dedicated to him as the Lake of Curtius. Lastly, an unknown source claims that 362 BCE, a chasm opened on the Roman Forum that the Romans used to throw the strongest of Romans into it as a sacrifice. Thus, Marcus Curtius had jumped into the chasm as a self-sacrifice, and the area was dedicated to him as a result—this is perhaps a more plausible explanation because this scene is most likely depicted on the monument present on this site and because of the ancient rituals tied to it. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Lacus Curtius - Livius.” Www.livius.org, www.livius.org/articles/place/rome/rome-photos/rome-forum-romanum/lacus-curtius/. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lacus Curtis - Site Image Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June, 1983