The inhabitants of ancient Apulia, particularly those of Gargano, were known as Dauni and Peucetii. These groups probably belonged to the same ethnic family as the Osci and occupied a smaller area than the vast region of Apulia during the imperial era. The latter, defined in the Augustan division of Italy, extended from Biferno to Cape Leuca and from the Adriatic to the mountains of Samnium in Campania, also including ancient Calabria, known as the Salento Peninsula. Therefore, Apulia of that period was sometimes called \u201cApulia et Calabria\u201d and also included the area of \u200b\u200bBenevento, unlike modern Puglia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gli abitanti dell’antica Apulia, in particolare quelli del Gargano, erano noti come Dauni e Peucezi. Questi gruppi appartenevano probabilmente alla stessa famiglia etnica degli Osci e occupavano un’area pi\u00f9 ristretta rispetto alla vasta regione dell’Apulia durante l’epoca imperiale. Quest’ultima, definita nella divisione augustea dell’Italia, si estendeva dal Biferno al capo di Leuca e dall’Adriatico fino …<\/p>\n