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Map of ancient Lucania according to The Historical Atlas Map of ancient Lucania according to Naturalis Historia Lucanian chimera, alleged to be used in Lucanian shields [1] [2] Lucania was a historical region of Southern Italy, corresponding to the modern-day region of Basilicata. It was the land of the Lucani, an Oscan people.
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Basilicata (UK: / b ə ˌ s ɪ l ɪ ˈ k ɑː t ə /, [3] US: /-ˌ z ɪ l-/; [4] Italian: [baziliˈkaːta]), also known by its ancient name Lucania (/ l uː ˈ k eɪ n i ə /, US also / l uː ˈ k ɑː n j ə /, [5] [6] Italian: [luˈkaːnja]), is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south.
Map of ancient Lucania showing Heraclea (center right) It was a Greek colony, but founded at a period considerably later than most of the other Greek cities in this part of Italy. The territory in which it was established had previously belonged to the Ionic colony of Siris , and after the fall of that city seems to have become the subject of ...
Map of the regions of Roman Italy, with Lucania et Bruttii shown in peach (mid-bottom right) ... Lucania et Bruttium was an Italian province of the Roman Empire ...
The theme of Lucania was probably under the overall authority of the Catepan of Italy at Bari. The Lucania Theme lasted nearly one hundred years: from 968 to 1050 AD. It was fully conquered by the Normans, with the help of the Longobards of the Principate of Salerno. The province corresponds roughly to the modern Italian region of Basilicata.
Potenza (/ p ə ˈ t ɛ n z ə /, also US: / p oʊ ˈ t ɛ n t s ɑː /; [4] [5] Italian: [poˈtɛntsa] ⓘ; Neapolitan: Putenza, Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania).
Map settlement of Lucania. Pandosia (Greek: Πανδοσία) was an ancient town of Lucania (now Basilicata), Italy, situated near Heraclea. [1] It has often been confounded with Pandosia in Bruttium; but the distinct existence of a Lucanian town of the name is clearly established by two authorities.