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Galatian Invasion of Greece and Anatolia

279 BCE – 275 BCE

Celtic tribes swept through the Balkans and Greece, sacking Delphi before crossing into Anatolia where they settled as the Galatians, forever altering the ethnic makeup of central Asia Minor.

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Galatian Invasion of Greece and Anatolia

279 BCE – 275 BCE

Celtic tribes swept through the Balkans and Greece, sacking Delphi before crossing into Anatolia where they settled as the Galatians, forever altering the ethnic makeup of central Asia Minor.

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