Potentia

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, which now flows more than 1 km to the north.
  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Area Archeologica di Potentia”
  • Description: human settlement in Porto Recanati, Province of Macerata, Marche, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hotel House and San Giovanni Battista, Porto Recanati.
is an apartment building… is situated 560 metres northwest of Potentia.
San Giovanni Battista is a Neoclassic-style, Roman… is situated 2½ km north of Potentia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto Potenza Picena and Potenza Picena.
, also spelled Porto Potenza… is situated 6 km south of Potentia.
is a comune in central Italy, situated… is situated 7 km southwest of Potentia.
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Latitude
43.41405° or 43° 24′ 51″ north
Longitude
13.67125° or 13° 40′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FMMCM7C+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Italian—“Potentia” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Potentia”
  • Catalan: “Potentia (Picè)”
  • Catalan: “Potentia”
  • Dutch: “Potentia”
  • French: “Aire archéologique de Potentia”
  • German: “Potentia”
  • Italian: “Area archeologica di Potentia”

Macerata: Highlights

Learn more about Macerata and Recanati.
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