Galatia

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Roman province ancient region historical region

Galatia was an ancient region in central Asia Minor, historically inhabited by Celtic tribes and later incorporated into the Roman Empire as a province.

Aliases (2)

Kingdom of Galatia ×2
Galatia (for some Celtic regions) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman province → ancient region → historical region →
becameRomanProvince	25 BC →
borderedBy	Bithynia → Cappadocia → Lycaonia → Paphlagonia → Phrygia → Pontus →
capital	Ancyra →
conqueredBy	Augustus → Gnaeus Manlius Vulso → Roman Republic →
continent	Asia →
culture	Celtic culture → Hellenistic culture → Roman provincial culture →
economyBasedOn	agriculture → animal husbandry →
ethnicGroup	Galatians →
ethnonymDerivedFrom	Galatai →
governedAs	senatorial province →
inhabitedBy	Celtic tribes → Galatians →
integratedInto	Diocletianic provincial reforms →
languageSpoken	Galatian language → Greek → Latin →
laterGovernedAs	imperial province →
laterReligion	Christianity →
locatedIn	Anatolia → central Asia Minor → modern Turkey →
majorCity	Ancyra → Pessinus → Tavium →
mentionedIn	Epistle to the Galatians → New Testament →
modernEquivalentRegion	Ankara Province → parts of Yozgat Province → parts of Çorum Province →
namedAfter	Gauls →
notableSanctuary	Temple of Cybele at Pessinus →
partOf	Roman Empire →
precededBy	Kingdom of Galatia →
religion	Greco-Roman paganism → ancient Celtic religion →
timePeriod	Hellenistic period → Roman Imperial period →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kingdom of Cappadocia ("Kingdom of Galatia") → Phrygia →	borderedBy
Asia Minor →	containedRegion
Angora →	historicalRegion
Gaul ("Galatia (for some Celtic regions)") →	knownToGreeksAs
Ancyra →	locatedInHistoricalRegion
Palladius of Helenopolis →	placeOfBirth
Galatia ("Kingdom of Galatia") →	precededBy
Palladius of Helenopolis →	spentTimeIn