Lucus

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Lucus, a sanctuary (compare fanum), is part of the Latin name of several different ancient places in the Roman Empire:

  • Lucus Angitiae is now Luco, a city in Italy
  • Lucus Augusti is now Lugo, a city in Spain
  • Lucus Augusti is now Luc-en-Diois, a city in France
  • Lucus Feroniae or Feronia, was a now-disappeared city in Etruria, Italy
  • Lucus Feroniae is now Torre di Terracina, Italy

See also Locus (genetics).