The
Galatians were a
Celtic people that dwelt mainly in the north central regions of
Asia Minor or
Anatolia, in what was known as
Galatia, in today's Turkey. In their origin they were a part of the great Celtic migration which invaded
Macedon, led by
Brennus. The original Celts who settled in Galatia came through
Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and
Leonnorios c. 278 BC. These Celts consisted mainly of three tribes, the
Tectosages, the
Trocmii, and the
Tolistobogii, but they were also other minor tribes. They spoke a Celtic language, the
Galatian language, which is sparsely attested.