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The Galatian War was a war between the Galatian Gauls and the Roman Republic supported by their allies Pergamum in 189 BC. The war was fought in Galatia in central Asia Minor, in present day Turkey. The Romans had just defeated the Seleucids in the Roman-Syrian War and had forced them to thereby sue for peace. Following their recently successful operation in Syria, the Romans then turned their attention towards the Gallic tribes of Galatia who had emigrated to Asia Minor almost 100 years prior to the ensuing military engagement. Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, the consul, excused the invasion by saying that it was in retaliation for the Galatians supplying troops to the Seleucids during the war. Vulso embarked on this campaign without the permission of the Roman Senate. Joined by Pergamum, the Romans marched inland and attacked the Galatians. They defeated the Galatians in a battle on Mount Olympus and followed up the victory by defeating a larger army near Ankara. These defeats forced the Galatians to sue for peace and the Romans returned to the coast of Asia Minor. However, when Manlius Vulso returned to Rome, he was charged with threatening the peace between the Seleucids and Rome. He was cleared and was granted a triumph by the Senate. ==Prelude== In 191 BC, Antiochus the Great, the Emperor of the Seleucid Empire of Asia invaded Greece.〔Livy (35.43 )〕 The Romans decided to intervene and they defeated the Seleucids at the Battle of Thermopylae.〔Livy (36.19 )〕 The defeat by Rome forced the Seleucids to retreat back to Asia Minor.〔Livy (36.21 )〕 The Romans followed them across the Aegean Sea and together with their allies, Pergamum, they decisively defeated the Seleucids at the Battle of Magnesia.〔Livy (37.44 )〕 The Seleucids sued for peace and began settling it with Scipio Asiaticus.〔Livy (37.45 )〕 In spring, the new consul, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso arrived to take control of the army from Scipio Asiaticus.〔Smith, ''A Smaller History of Rome'', 112〕〔Livy (38.12 )〕 He was sent to conclude the treaty that Scipio was arranging.〔 However, he was not content with the task given to him and he started to plan a new war. He addressed the soldiers and congratulated them on their victory and then proposed a new war, against the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor.〔 The pretext he used for the invasion was that the Galatians 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.〔 This war was the first occasion that a Roman general had started a war without the permission of the senate or the people.〔 This was a dangerous precedent and this became an example for the future.〔 Manlius started his war preparation by summoning the Pergamese to help.〔 However, the King of Pergamum, Eumenes II was in Rome so his brother, Attalus who was the regent took command of the Pergamese army.〔 He joined the Roman army a few days later with 1,000 infantry and 500 cavalry.〔 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「Galatian War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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