Daesitiates or Daezitiates are an Illyrian tribe that lives in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina during the time of the Roman Republic.

Along with the Maezaei, the Daesitiates belong to the Pannonians.

They are prominent from the end of the fourth century BC up until the beginning of the third century CE.

Evidence of their daily activities can be found in literary sources, as well as in the rich material finds that belong to the autochthonous Middle-Bosnian cultural group.

Because the Daesitiates were present during Roman rule in the western Balkans, their name can be found in many inscriptions and historical works of ancient writers.

During the nineteenth century, scientific interest in the Daesitiates materialized whereby research was focused in parts of Upper Bosnia.

However, all research efforts have yet to provide a complete analysis of the Daesitiates.

The Daesitiates were unquestionably one of the main components of the Illyrian ethno-cultural complex that stretched from the southern Adriatic to the Danube in the north.

They specifically lived in the center of the Illyrian West-Balkan and Pannonian world.

The capital of the tribe is the modern day town of Breza located in Bosnia.

One of the few buildings left that's left in Breza is the old Basilica.After nearly three centuries of political independence, the Daesitiates (and their polity) are conquered by Roman Emperor Augustus.

Afterwards, the Daesitiates rre incorporated into the province of Illyricum with a low total of 103 decuriae.

Ultimately, the widening gap between the Roman government and its subjects in Illyricum leads to the Great Illyrian revolt, which begins in the spring of CE 6.

The Daesitiates are the first to revolt under the leadership of Bato the Daesitiate and are soon joined by the Breuci.

Other natives are recruited to fight against the Marcomanni while the rebellion swiftly overtakes enormous areas of the western Balkans and the Danube region.

The role of the Daesitiates in the rebellion is immense, which contributes to their ultimate disappearance.