Messapic or Messapian is an extinct language that was spoken in the south east of Italy in what is now Apulia between about the 6th and 1st centuries BC. It was spoken by the Messapians, Peucetians and Daunians and may have been related to the Illyrian language.
What is the origin of the Messapic language?
Home News Alphabets Phrases Search. Messapic or Messapian is an extinct language that was spoken in the south east of Italy in what is now Apulia between about the 6th and 1st centuries BC. It was spoken by the Messapians, Peucetians and Daunians and may have been related to the Illyrian language.
Where is Ceglie Messapica located?
Known by the Greeks as Kailia Messapi as a homage to the Cretan colony who settled here and the native tribe that inhabited this land between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Ceglie Messapica is wedged between the low Puglian hills and the plains of the Salento, about halfway between Brindisi and Taranto.
What is the meaning of Messapian?
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Messapii. 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Messapian language or the alphabet in which it was written. Messapian.
