| Theme of Lucania | |
|---|---|
| Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |
| c. 968 – 1050s | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Southern_Italy,_ca._1000_AD.svg) Map of Byzantine themes in Italy (yellow) c. 1000. | |
| Capital | Tursi |
| Historical era | Middle Ages |
• Reorganization of Byzantine Italy | c. 968 |
| 16 September | |
Lucania was a Byzantine province (theme) in southern Italy that was probably established c. 968, under Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas.[1]