Galatia , old quarter in the center of Anatolia , occupied early in the 3rd century bc by Celtic Tribes whose bands of marauders ravaged the neighboring Hellenistic states. The ones from Europe to participate in a Bithynian civil war (278 v. ) Invitees Gallic horde plagued western Anatolia until controlled by the Seleucid king Antiochus I at the so-called Elephant battle (275 v . Ch. ). This is when the Celts, called the Galatae (Galatians) by 3rd-century writers, settled in the area they gave their name to. After the Galatians joined the Seleucids against Rome (Winter 190–189 v. ), Bring them a Roman punitive expedition (189 v . Ch. ) To themselves, from which they never recovered. Galatia became successively ruled by Pergamon and Pontus a Roman protectorate (85 v. ) which was ruled by puppet kings. Although the Galatians originally had a strong cultural identity, by the 2nd century n . Ch. Incorporated into the Hellenistic civilization of Anatolia.
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