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The Battle of Mount Olympus was fought in 189 BC between the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor and an alliance consisting of Rome and Pergamum. The battle ended in a crushing allied victory. Livy is the main source for this battle, and his description can be found in book 38, chapters 17-23. ==Prelude== In 191 BC, Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire invaded Greece.〔Livy (35.43 )〕 This caused him to come into conflict with the Romans who defeated him in Greece and followed him into Asia Minor.〔Livy (36.19 )〕 In Asia Minor, the Romans with their allies, Pergamum defeated Antiochus at the Battle of Magnesia.〔Livy (37.44 )〕 This forced the Seleucids to sue for peace and to abandon Asia Minor.〔Livy (37.45 )〕 In 189, Scipio Asiaticus was replaced as consul by Gnaeus Manlius Vulso. One of his tasks was to conclude the treaty that Scipio had been arranging with Antiochus.〔Smith, ''A Smaller History of Rome'', 112〕〔Livy (38.12 )〕 When he arrived he addressed the troops and commended them on their victory over the Seleucids and proposed a new war, a war against the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor.〔 The pretext he used for the invasion was that the Galatian had supplied soldiers to the Seleucid army at the Battle of Magnesia.〔〔〔Pennell ()〕 The principal reason for the invasion was Manlius' desire to seize the wealth of the Galatians who had become rich from plundering their neighbours and to gain glory for himself.〔 Vulso was joined in Ephesus by Attalus, the brother of King Eumenes II of Pergamum.〔 Attalus brought with him some infantry and cavalry and with these reinforcements, Vulso began his march inland.〔 During the march inland through Asia Minor, Vulso extracted tribute from the cities along the way as well as intervening in conflicts.〔Mommsen ()〕 When the army reached the border with Galatia, the consul addressed his troops about the upcoming war and then sent envoys to Eposognatus, chieftain of the Tectosagi which was one of the three Galatian tribes.〔Livy (38.18 )〕 The envoys returned and replied that the chieftain of the Tectosagi begged the Romans not to invade his territory. He also claimed that he would attempt to force the submission of the other chieftains.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Mount Olympus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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