Rome is known as one of the world’s oldest cities. According to legend, it was founded in 753 BC by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus. At one of the city’s landmarks, the Roman Forum, archaeologists dredged up a new date. Whereas the previous one was anchored in myth, physical artifacts backed up the conclusion that Rome is 200 years older.
In 2014, a dig inside the Forum found the remnants of a wall from 900 BC. Made from tufa limestone, it came with ancient pottery and grains. The ceramics provided the rough date for the wall’s construction. The site is known for remarkable finds from antiquity. Archaeologists were busy excavating one—the Lapis Niger—when they found the wall.
The latter may be the earliest sign of when Rome was settled, but Lapis Niger (a stone shrine) predates the Roman Empire by hundreds of years. Previously, the location also produced the lex sacra. It is a stone carved with Rome’s oldest-known Latin inscription (565 BC).
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