Lucania
Americannoun
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an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
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a modern region in S Italy, comprising most of the ancient region. 3,856 sq. mi. (9,985 sq. km).
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Mount, a mountain in the SW Yukon Territory, Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 17,147 feet (5,226 meters).
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Cameras left behind by Yukon mountaineers in 1937 were recovered by a seven-person expedition team trekking Mount Lucania.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
In Roman times the poet Horace described how he relished the wines of Basilicata - then called Lucania.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2018
The blotter describes his “true name” as Lucania.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
So feared was Lucania, declared tall, handsome young Prosecutor Dewey, that the bondsmen promptly quit their business.
From Time Magazine Archive
The former commanded in the country of the Brutians, and in Lucania, that is, in the opposite extremity of Italy, and was there making head against Hannibal.
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles
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