The Apuli or Biefi were a
Dacian tribe centered at the Dacian town ''
Apulon'' (
Latin
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''
Apulum'') near what is now
Alba Iulia
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in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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.
''Apuli'' has clear resemblance to
Apulia
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, the ancient southeastern
Italy
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region, which is believed to have been settled by
Illyrian tribes (also named ''Apuli'' or
Iapyges).
Linguists use it as an example for the similarities between Illyrian and
Dacian language
Dacian () is an extinct language generally believed to be a member of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that was spoken in the ancient region of Dacia.
The Dacian language is poorly documented. Unlike Phrygian languag ...
.
See also
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Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...
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List of ancient tribes in Thrace and Dacia
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Thraco-Illyrian
Notes
References
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External links
Ancient tribes in Dacia
Thracian tribes
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