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Galatia
Ancient region of central Anatolia once inhabited by Celts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ancient portion of Anatolia. For Galatai, see Gaul. For other uses, see Galatia (disambiguation).
Galatia (/ɡəˈleɪʃə/; Ancient Greek: Γαλατία, Galatía, "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir, in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (cf. Tylis), who settled here and became a small transient foreign tribe in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. It has been called the "Gallia" of the East.[1]
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Galatia | |
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Ancient region of Anatolia | |
![]() Anatolia in the Greco-Roman period. The classical regions and their main settlements, including Galatia. | |
Location | Central Anatolia, Turkey |
State existed | 280–64 BC |
Successive languages | Galatian, Greek |
Achaemenid satrapy | Cappadocia |
Roman province | Galatia |
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