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Strabo, Geography, 12.5.1


nanGALATIAThe Galatians, then, are to the south of the Paphlagonians. And of these there are three tribes; two of them, the Trocmi and the Tolistobogii, are named after their leaders, whereas the third, the Tectosages, is named after the tribe in Celtica. This country was occupied by the Galatae after they had wandered about for a long time, and after they had overrun the country that was subject to the Attalid and the Bithynian kings, until by voluntary cession they received the present Galatia, or Gallo-Graecia, as it is called. Leonnorius is generally reputed to have been the chief leader of their expedition across to Asia. The three tribes spoke the same language and differed from each other in no respect; and each was divided into four portions which were called tetrarchies, each tetrarchy having its own tetrarch, and also one judge and one military commander, both subject to the tetrarch, and two subordinate commanders. The Council of the twelve tetrarchs consisted of three hundred men, who assembled at Drynemetum, as it was called. Now the Council passed judgment upon murder cases, but the tetrarchs and the judges upon all others. Such, then, was the organization of Galatia long ago, but in my time the power has passed to three rulers, then to two; and then to one, Deiotarus, and then to Amyntas, who succeeded him. But at the present time the Romans possess both this country and the whole of the country that became subject to Amyntas, having united them into one province.


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1. Polybius, Histories, 21.6.7, 21.37.6 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)

21.6.7.  Two Galli or priests of Cybele with images and pectorals came out of the town, and besought them not to resort to extreme measures against the city. Naval Matters (Suid.) 21.37.6.  announcing that the goddess foretold his victory.
2. Livy, History, 38.18.9 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)

3. Strabo, Geography, 12.5.3 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)

12.5.3. Pessinus is the greatest of the emporiums in that part of the world, containing a sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods, which is an object of great veneration. They call her Agdistis. The priests were in ancient times potentates, I might call them, who reaped the fruits of a great priesthood, but at present the prerogatives of these have been much reduced, although the emporium still endures. The sacred precinct has been built up by the Attalic kings in a manner befitting a holy place, with a sanctuary and also with porticos of white marble. The Romans made the sanctuary famous when, in accordance with oracles of the Sibyl, they sent for the statue of the goddess there, just as they did in the case of that of Asclepius at Epidaurus. There is also a mountain situated above the city, Dindymum, after which the country Dindymene was named, just as Cybele was named after Cybela. Near by, also, flows the Sangarius River; and on this river are the ancient habitations of the Phrygians, of Midas, and of Gordius, who lived even before his time, and of certain others, — habitations which preserve not even traces of cities, but are only villages slightly larger than the others, for instance, Gordium and Gorbeus, the royal residence of Castor the son of Saocondarius, where Deiotarus, Castor's father-in-law, slew him and his own daughter. And he pulled down the fortress and ruined most of the settlement.
4. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1.4.5, 7.17.10 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

1.4.5. The greater number of the Gauls crossed over to Asia by ship and plundered its coasts. Some time after, the inhabitants of Pergamus, that was called of old Teuthrania, drove the Gauls into it from the sea. Now this people occupied the country on the farther side of the river Sangarius capturing Ancyra, a city of the Phrygians, which Midas son of Gordius had founded in former time. And the anchor, which Midas found, A legend invented to explain the name “ Ancyra,” which means anchor. was even as late as my time in the sanctuary of Zeus, as well as a spring called the Spring of Midas, water from which they say Midas mixed with wine to capture Silenus. Well then, the Pergameni took Ancyra and Pessinus which lies under Mount Agdistis, where they say that Attis lies buried. 7.17.10. Then certain Lydians, with Attis himself, were killed by the boar, and it is consistent with this that the Gauls who inhabit Pessinus abstain from pork. But the current view about Attis is different, the local legend about him being this. Zeus, it is said, let fall in his sleep seed upon the ground, which in course of time sent up a demon, with two sexual organs, male and female. They call the demon Agdistis. But the gods, fearing With δήσαντες the meaning is: “bound Agdistis and cut off.” Agdistis, cut off the male organ.


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alexandros of abonuteichos, neo-pythagorean and priest Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
ankyra (today ankara), language spoken Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
ankyra (today ankara), name of Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
antiochos i, seleucid Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
apollonios of aphrodisias, writer Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
archives Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
ariobarzanes of pontos Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
athens and athenians, and religious authority Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
athens and athenians, cults and cult places of Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
athens and athenians, in peloponnesian war era Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
attalos i of pergamon Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
barbarian, the topos of Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
blukion, fortress Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
bosporus, thracian Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
cappadocia/cappadocians, galatians Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
celtic language in asia minor Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
cerri, giovanni Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
council house, of athens Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
cult of gods, goddesses, and heroes, royal cults Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
danala Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
delphi, oracle of Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
demeter Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
deo Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
drynemetum Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
emporion, trading center, Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
epigoni, age of Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205, 206
eunuchs Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
galatia/galatians/celts, arrival and settlement Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205, 206
galatia/galatians/celts, galatians in pauls epistle Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
galatia/galatians/celts, image of barbarians Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
galatia and galatians Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
gallus Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
jerome, church father Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
julian Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
league, ionian Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
leonnorios, celtic military leader Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
men/meis, in ankyra Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
metragyrtes Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
metroön, at athens Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mithridates ii, king of pontos Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
mithridation, castle Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
mother of the gods, and athens Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mother of the gods, as demeter Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mother of the gods, as rhea Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mother of the gods, myths of Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mother of the gods, rites of Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
mother of the gods, scholarship on Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
neolithic/chalcolithic age (ca. Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205, 206
nikomedes i of bithynia Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
oracles, delphic Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
peion, galatian fortress Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
pergamon, attalids Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205, 206
phrygia and phrygians, as stereotype Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
polybius, historian Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
ptolemaios ii philadelphos Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
rhea Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
sacrifice, to the mother of the gods Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
stephanos of byzantium Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
syrian wars, first syrian war Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
taxes, galatian syntaxis Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
tektosages, galatian tribe Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
tetrarch/tetrarchy in galatia Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
thrace/thracians Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 206
tolistoagii or tolistobogii, galatian tribe Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
tomb, of metragyrtes' Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
trokmoi, galatian tribe Marek, In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World (2019) 205
vermaseren, maarten j. Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59
wycherley, richard ernest Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion (2006) 59