Galatai

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Galatai is the ethnonym for the ancient Celtic peoples who settled in central Anatolia, later known collectively as the Galatians.

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Galatai canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnonym
associatedWithRegion Galatia
category Ancient Celtic peoples
Ancient peoples of Anatolia
culturalInfluence blend of Celtic and Anatolian elements
defeatedBy Attalus I of Pergamon
equivalentEthnonym Galatae
Galatia
surface form: Gauls in Asia Minor
ethnicGroupType Celtic people
interactedWith Pergamon
Roman Republic
Seleucid Empire
knownFor establishing the kingdom of Galatia
serving as mercenaries in Hellenistic armies
languageOfTerm Ancient Greek
laterRuledBy Roman Empire
mentionedIn New Testament
works of Livy
works of Polybius
Strabo
surface form: works of Strabo
migratedFrom Balkans
nameUsedBy Greek authors
originatedFrom Celtic tribes from central Europe
refersTo Galatians
ancient Celtic peoples
relatedTerm Galatia
Galatians
surface form: Galatians (biblical people)
religion Celtic polytheism
settledIn Asia Minor
central Anatolia
spokeLanguage Celtic languages
Galatian language
timePeriod 1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
3rd century BCE
usedIn Hellenistic period

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Galatia ethnonymDerivedFrom Galatai