Iron Age Iapygian people of northern Apulia (Daunia) in southeastern Italy, known for distinctive geometric-painted pottery and elaborate stone grave stelae depicting warriors and mythological scenes.
Progressively Romanized from the late 4th century BCE onward as Rome established colonies in Apulia, with the distinct Daunian material culture and identity effectively absorbed into Roman provincial life by the 1st century BCE following the Social War (91–87 BCE).
Covers the non-Greek indigenous peoples of southern Italy including the Daunians in the context of their interactions with Greek colonists and later Rome.
Strabo's Book 6 surveys ancient Italy including Iapygia and Daunia, giving a contemporary geographer's account of the Daunians' land and neighbours.