The present paper focus on native Iapygians in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., looking at features and developments, in their society and in their external relations, which enable and qualify them to become producers, purchaser and utilizers of Apulian vases. We begin with a closer definition of the geographical limits of the territory interested by production and/or circulation (diffusion) of the Apulian pottery. Taking the ethnic denominations “Iapygians” in its most restricted, but also most precise meaning, the area interested includes all the today's Puglia and the Eastern Basilicata (Melfese, Metapontino and Siritis). This regional area corresponds roughly to ancient Iapygia (or Apulia), which emerges in ancient tradition as well as in archaeological record as occupied, in the period which concerns us, by three 'Iapygian' peoples, the Messapians in its Southern part (roughly the Salentine Peninsula), the Peucetians in Central Apulia and the Daunians in the North, including too the Melfese, now in Basilicata. Of these peoples, which are marked by different historical experiences even in their relations with the Greeks, the paper tries to outline the distinct social and cultural features, from settlements to funerary practices, from cults to literacy, looking for a better understanding of their different roles as producers, purchasers and users of Apulian Pottery.
Iapygians: The Indigenous Populations of Ancient Apulia in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E
LOMBARDO, Mario
2014-01-01
Abstract
The present paper focus on native Iapygians in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., looking at features and developments, in their society and in their external relations, which enable and qualify them to become producers, purchaser and utilizers of Apulian vases. We begin with a closer definition of the geographical limits of the territory interested by production and/or circulation (diffusion) of the Apulian pottery. Taking the ethnic denominations “Iapygians” in its most restricted, but also most precise meaning, the area interested includes all the today's Puglia and the Eastern Basilicata (Melfese, Metapontino and Siritis). This regional area corresponds roughly to ancient Iapygia (or Apulia), which emerges in ancient tradition as well as in archaeological record as occupied, in the period which concerns us, by three 'Iapygian' peoples, the Messapians in its Southern part (roughly the Salentine Peninsula), the Peucetians in Central Apulia and the Daunians in the North, including too the Melfese, now in Basilicata. Of these peoples, which are marked by different historical experiences even in their relations with the Greeks, the paper tries to outline the distinct social and cultural features, from settlements to funerary practices, from cults to literacy, looking for a better understanding of their different roles as producers, purchasers and users of Apulian Pottery.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
