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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.
Basilicata (UK: / b ə ˌ s ɪ l ɪ ˈ k ɑː t ə /, [4] US: /-ˌ z ɪ l-/; [5] 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 /, [6] [7] 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.
The Lucanians (Latin: Lucani) were an Italic tribe living in Lucania, in what is now southern Italy, who spoke the Oscan language, a member of the Italic languages. Today, the inhabitants of the Basilicata region are still called Lucani, and so is their dialect.
The map shows the most important archaeological sites of Sicily related to pre-Hellenic cultures, as well as the possible extent of the cultures of the Elymians, Sicani and Sicels. Sicels [23] Adriatic Veneti - centered in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of Veneto. [24] Carni; Catali; Catari; Histri; Liburnians. Lopsi; Secusses ...
A settlement called Castrum Cornutum (meaning: "Fortress of Cornutans") is documented in the 13th century: according to the Italian historian Giuseppe Maiese, it had been founded by colonists from Cornutum, an ancient city in Dalmatia.
The Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese) is an Italian national park located in the province of Potenza of Basilicata region.
The study of the necropolis, seventh-fifth century BC shows that the settlement belongs to a cultural center north of Lucania. It is located near a tributary of the broad stream 'Ofanto and spread on top and on the terraces along the slopes of the hill.
www.lucani.rs Lučani ( Serbian Cyrillic : Лучани ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 2,921, while the population of the municipality is 16,933 (2022 census).