Gallograeci

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Gallograeci were Celtic peoples who settled in central Anatolia (in what became known as Galatia) and became culturally influenced by the Greeks during the Hellenistic period.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gallic Greeks 1
Gallograeci canonical 1
Gaulish Greeks 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic people
ancient people
ethno-cultural group
alternativeName Gallic Greeks
linked to: Gallograeci

Gaulish Greeks
linked to: Gallograeci
areaCorrespondsTo modern central Turkey
culturalInfluence Greek culture
Hellenistic culture
culturalRegion Galatia
culturalTrait retention of Celtic traditions under Greek influence
describedAs Celtic settlers in Anatolia influenced by Greek culture
ethnicOrigin Celtic
Gallic
geopoliticalRole powerful tribal group in central Anatolia
historicalOutcome gradual integration into the Roman Empire
historicalRegion interior of Asia Minor
interactedWith Hellenistic Greek cities
Pergamon
Roman Republic
Seleucid Empire
knownFor fusion of Celtic and Greek cultural elements
military service as mercenaries in Hellenistic kingdoms
languageFamily Celtic languages
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
Galatia
central Anatolia
mentionedIn ancient Greek sources
ancient Roman sources
militaryRole mercenaries in Hellenistic armies
nameEtymology Latin term combining "Galli" and "Graeci"
partOf Galatian tribes
politicalContext Hellenistic Anatolia
linked to: Asia Minor

post-Alexandrian successor kingdoms
process Hellenization
regionBecame Roman province of Galatia
relatedTo Celts
linked to: Celtic tribes

Galatians
Gauls
religion Celtic polytheism
socialOrganization tribal society
timePeriod 1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
3rd century BCE
Hellenistic period

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galatians alsoCalled Gallograeci
Gallograeci alternativeName Gallic Greeks
linked to: Gallograeci
Gallograeci alternativeName Gaulish Greeks
linked to: Gallograeci