Dr Jess Venner | Historian
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LT.V0DK4 :
Lapis what
2026-06-22 07:57:32
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Joey Aerssens :
There have been a few myths about the Lapis Niger I seem to remember, but I think the most important aspect of the Lapis Niger is that it basically historicises Tarquinius Priscus, because the drainage of the area where the forum is had to have happened before the placement of the forum and it supports Servius Tullius who is supposed to have ruled during the time that it was commissioned who was the great reformer and urban planner of early Rome. it also shows how important the mos maiorum was to the romans, keeping the Lapis niger even after renovating the forum in the 1st century bce. could you do a video about what archaeologists found around it? I believe there was a stone structure dating before Romulus' supposed foundation of the city and a religious shrine or temple built long before the Lapis Niger was commissioned. It would be interesting to learn more about it
2026-06-21 22:31:56
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Max Pietricola :
Not correct. That one is not the “Lapis Niger”(the girl pronunciation is wrong, by the way). That’s a stone marker that was found beneath the base of the actual Lapis Niger… which was, in fact, a sacred and inviolable area within the forum, paved with black slabs (black slabs = Lapis Niger, in Latin). Also, historians and archeologists do not agree on whether it can be linked to Romulus, Faustulus, or Tullus Hostilius. The fragment of the memorial stone contains merely a curse against anyone who violates the sacred area… not mentioning a specific character of Roman history/mythology.
2026-07-08 00:49:15
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Rodrigo Peñalba :
the lapis what 🥵
2026-06-22 05:23:45
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Rune⚜️ :
The stone itself wasn't black, but in the Republican age they laid black pavement above it, hence the name. The lapis niger is just a 'cippus'. It has nothing to do with Romulus, who never existed, but is probably about a regal ceremony
2026-06-22 08:53:47
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manatos / dekis :
uhm no. the stone Is more than 150 years younger than the "death" if Romulus (a legendary figure)... it has nothing to do with him and the inscription is so fragmented it's incomprehensible.
2026-06-22 04:54:15
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alphonsus pilatus :
Wrong pronounce
2026-06-22 00:22:59
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Weaboo Vampire :
When we taking it back to the British museum
2026-06-24 06:06:19
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big al :
i thought rome was founded april 21st 753 bc romeulus 500 bc ?
2026-06-21 19:10:33
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M :
What did she say 😁
2026-06-22 06:10:06
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Kasparus :
oooooh the Roman Forum... IN ROME??? thank god you clarified!!! i thought it might be the Roman Forum in Kabul! OMG thank you for clearing that up!
2026-06-22 01:43:37
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J F Heritage :
Close but nearly 2 centuries out, interesting nonetheless.
2026-06-22 15:13:29
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Dk 49 𐀷𐀙𐀏 :
Romulus lived in the 8th century bc not the 500s bc
2026-06-22 08:54:22
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CharlieTucker :
it was not close to the death of Romulus though
2026-06-22 08:22:50
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kierkegaard1 :
But nothing about the inscription relates to Romulus at all?
2026-06-22 00:58:52
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Johnny Racehorse :
Totally of topic but your surname means Friends in Danish :)
2026-07-02 23:09:51
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Jonz :
very exciting
2026-07-06 11:15:14
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Nando Rex :
Is it true that prior to this discovery, historians thought that the Roman Monarchy was more myth than fact?
2026-06-22 17:35:53
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Ava And Archer :
WHAT did you call me?!
2026-06-22 00:16:05
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steffenbakk :
oh it was amazing to see it, got to do a quick photogrammetry of it because we where alone in the museum 😁
2026-06-21 19:44:21
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Canciones de Poniente | Fandom :
Lapis Niger - Black Stone In the lore of A song of Ice and Fire, the Black Stone found in many locations of Westeros and Essos is a deep conection with a mystery about an ancient civilization.
2026-06-22 13:59:21
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Tomos :
I believe it's pronounced with a soft i
2026-06-23 04:23:36
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Ganius Zild :
Wtf you call me???
2026-06-26 01:00:46
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TheRoadBackToFitness :
Dr. Venner, thank you so much for your content.
2026-06-22 15:09:17
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Arch :
enjoy your post, very interesting....thank you
2026-06-25 01:09:15
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