Galatia
Galatia is an ancient region that located between Sakarya and Halysrivers.
** Galatians unlike the other immigrating communities are the first ones immigrated from western side to the east.
** Galatians were called from Europe in order to help the bythnians in their revolt.
** They were a Celtic tribe which supporting the Bithynia king Nikomedes
** Galatians were ad isaster for Anatolia. They looted, plumbered and devastated many greeks tates in 3rd century B.C.
** After the Galatians started to be ruled by Romans they lost their European culture and adopted the culture of Anatolia and assimiliated.
** Galathians had made a secret treaty with the Seleucans which caused to end their existence. When Roman empire was aware of the agreements between Galathians and Seleucans, they destroyed and devastated Galathians.
** A very small part of Galatians which survived joined the Paplagonia region and they were Christianized in 1 century A.D
** Polatli,Basrikale, hisarlikaya, dikmenkale, canakci, hisartepe are the places to visitto see the remnants belonging to Galathians.