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Potentia (ancient city)
43.4141° N, 13.6712° E
About
Potentia was a Roman town along the central Adriatic Italian coast, near the modern town of Porto Recanati, in the province of Macerata. Its original position was just north of the main Roman bed of the River Potenza (the ancient Flosis), which now flows more than 1 km (0.62 mi) to the north.
Historical Timeline
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Monumentalisation in the Augustan period
1st century BC
Prosperity into the Antonine era
2nd century AD
Late Republican temple construction
2nd century BC
Urban infrastructure established
174 BC
Foundation of Potentia
184 BC
Decline after the Crisis of the Third Century
3rd century AD
Roman domination of Picene territory
268 BC
Becomes an episcopal seat
c. AD 400
Last documentary mentions
7th century AD
Site identification by Nereo Alfieri
1940
Early archaeological investigations
1960s-1970s
Systematic excavations
1986-2006
Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
Miscellaneous Features
Water Management Features
Public and Civic Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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