article_snippet.sent: According to legend, a city called Sybar existed at the time of the Trojan War and was founded by the Messapii.
article_snippet.sent: a city called Sybar was conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, who gave a city called Sybar the name Lupiae, which later became Lecce.
article_snippet.sent: Legend has it the city was founded by the Messapii, who are said to have been Cretans in Greek records, but then the settlement was called Sybar.