Who killed Rome’s first king, and where was he buried?

When archaeologist Giacomo Boni uncovered the mysterious Lapis Niger — Latin for “Black Stone” — in the Roman Forum in 1899, some believed he had found the cursed place that ancient sources linked to the death of Romulus himself.

In this first episode of Divina Roma, we descend beneath the stones of the Forum into a story of kingship, violence, brotherhood, and myth. 

Was this truly the tomb of Romulus? Or something even stranger?

This is the English version of Episode 1.

Divina Roma is a bilingual narrative podcast: narrative episodes are released in both English and Italian. Guest episodes will be released in the language of the guest.

This episode is a narrative adaptation based on historical sources. Some s ...