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Name Lucania
Type Region & Political Subdivision
Usage Ancient Roman, Italian, History
Scripts Λουκανία(Lucanian Oscan)
Other Forms FormsLeukania, Loukania
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Meaning & History
From the Osco-Sabellic luc, meaning "light", associated with the morning star Lucifer in the east, as Lucania was east of the river Sele (then known as Silarus). This was the homeland of the Oscan Lucani people, now known as Basilicata.