Roman Galatia Galatia

the galatian kingdom in 1st century bc , 1st century ad



galatia roman province in 117 ad.



part of 15th-century map showing galatia.

upon death of deiotarus, kingdom of galatia given amyntas, auxiliary commander in roman army of brutus , cassius gained favor of mark antony. after death in 25 bc, galatia incorporated augustus roman empire, becoming roman province. near capital ancyra (modern ankara), pylamenes, king s heir, rebuilt temple of phrygian god men venerate augustus (the monumentum ancyranum), sign of fidelity. on walls of temple in galatia major source res gestae of augustus preserved modernity. few of provinces proved more enthusiastically loyal rome.

josephus related biblical figure gomer galatia (or perhaps gaul in general): gomer founded whom greeks call galatians, [galls], called gomerites. others have related gomer cimmerians.

paul apostle visited galatia in missionary journeys, , wrote christians there in epistle galatians.

although possessing strong cultural identity, 2nd century ad, galatians had become assimilated (hellenization) hellenistic civilization of anatolia. galatians still speaking galatian language in time of st. jerome (347–420 ad), wrote galatians of ancyra , treveri of trier (in rhineland) spoke same language (comentarii in epistolam ad galatos, 2.3, composed c. 387).

in administrative reorganisation (c. 386–95), 2 new provinces succeeded it, galatia prima , galatia secunda or salutaris, included part of phrygia. fate of galatian people subject of uncertainty, seem have been absorbed greek-speaking populations of anatolia.