Kingdom of Galatia (Roman)

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Was a Kingdom in central Anatolia created by Celts that settled in the area around 269 BC. It became a Roman Protectorate in 39 BC.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Roman-Persian Wars

Were a series of Wars between Rome (first the Roman Republic then the Roman Empire and finally the Eastern Roman Empire) and Persia (the Parthian Empire, and then its successor, the Sasanian Empire). The wars were ended by the early Muslim conquests, which led to the fall of the Sasanian Empire and huge territorial losses for the Byzantine Empire.

1.1.Antony's Atropatene campaign

Was a military campaign by Mark Antony, the eastern triumvir of the Roman Republic, against the Parthian Empire under Phraates IV.

1.1.1.Roman Counterattack

Was a Roman offensive against the Persian invasion during Mark Antony's Parthian War.

2. Annexation of Galatia

When the Roman client Amyntas of Galatia died, Augustus organized his territory as the province of Galatia.

Disestablishment