Early writings and documents relating to this group of people goes back to the second century BC by the Greek writer Polybius in his Histories during the Punic Wars.
ˈɜːli ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ænd dˈɑːkjuːmənts ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tə ðɪs ɡɹˈuːp ʌv pˈiːpəl ɡoʊz bˈæk tə ðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː baɪ ðə ɡɹˈiːk ɹˈaɪɾɚ pɑːlˈɪbɪəs ɪn hɪz hˈɪstɚɹiz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pjˈuːnɪk wˈɔːɹz.