The Lucanians (Latin: Lucani) were an Italic tribe living in Lucania, in what is now southern Italy, who spoke the Oscan language, a member of the Italic languages. Today, the inhabitants of the Basilicata region are still called Lucani, and so is their dialect.

The Lucanians were a southern branch of the Samnite or Sabellic people, who spoke the Oscan language. They had a democratic constitution save in time of war, when a dictator was chosen from among the regular magistrates.

The Lucayan people (/ l uː ˈ k aɪ ən / loo-KY-ən) were the original residents of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands before the European colonisation of the Americas. They were a branch of the Taínos who inhabited most of the Caribbean islands at the time.

The Lucani were a group of Italics who, during the Iron Age, were located in the modern region of Campania, on the western side of southern central Italy. They were neighboured by the Etruscans and by the Hirpini clan of the Samnites to the north, by the Iapyges to the east, the Oenotri and Chones to the south-east, and the Brutii to the south.

The Lucani are classified as an Italic tribe. They inhabited the Apennines in present-day southern Italy by about 500 b. c.e. Their homeland, LUCANI. Location: Basilicata and Calabria in southern Italy. Time period: Sixth to first century b. c.e. Ancestry: …

The Lucanians were an Italian people that inhabited southern Italy, with their capital at Buxentum. The Lucani people were allies of the Roman Republic during the Second Samnite War and helped them relieve the siege of Capua in 316 BC, and Rome in …

Oct 11, 2024 · Lucania (Greek: Λευκανία Leukanía) was an ancient area of southern Italy. It was the land of the Lucani, an Oscan people. It extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. It bordered with Samnium and Campania in the north, Apulia in the east, and Bruttium in the south-west—at the top of the peninsula which now called Calabria.

(Lucani), one of the ancient Italian Samnite tribes. By the late fifth century B.C . they had settled in the southern part of Italy, calling it Lucania. Subjugated by the Romans in 273-272 B.C ., the Lucanians frequently rebelled against them, fighting on the side of Hannibal in 216-215 B.C . and with the allies during the Social War of 90 (or ...

Sep 18, 2023 · Ancient Lucania was a region that witnessed the merging of diverse cultural influences, resulting in a unique and vibrant cultural identity. The indigenous Italic tribes laid the foundation for the region’s culture, which was later enriched by the arrival of Greek settlers.

In ancient historical times, the region was originally known as Lucania, named for the Lucani, an Oscan-speaking population from central Italy. Starting from the late eighth century BC, the Greeks established a settlement first at Siris, founded by fugitives from Colophon.