🏛️ Venusia-Potentia
Roman settlement ruins in southern Italy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Basilicata region, southern Italy, near modern Venosa
- Period: Founded 291 BCE as a Roman colonia
- Historical significance: Strategic settlement on the via Appia trade route
- Current status: Archaeological site with visible ruins and museo archeologico
Venusia-Potentia was established by the Roman Republic in 291 BCE as a military and civilian settlement in the ...