Banzi
"Bantia" redirects here. For other uses, see Bantia (disambiguation).
| Banzi | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Banzi | |
  Banzi Location of Banzi in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 15°49′E / 40.517°N 15.817°ECoordinates: 40°31′N 15°49′E / 40.517°N 15.817°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Potenza (PZ) |
| Population (1996)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,800 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Banzi is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Called Bantia in antiquity, it was the site of the find of the bronze tablet known as the Tabula Bantina, which contains an important fragment of the ancient Oscan language.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Peck, Harry Thurston, ed. (1898). "Bantia". Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers.
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