Why are there celts in turkey?

[Cyberstani Sammy]

I'm still in the early turns of a new campaign (my first, in fact). I chose to play as Macedon and prepared to take the city that I started at war with. When I moved my army there, however, the defending force had the celtic tri-spiral and numerous celtic mercenaries. Some killnig later and I found that the city had been taken by the "celtic confederation". It was my city, however, so I declared war on them and took it, and found that their capital is in central turkey. Weren't the celts a proto-british group? Why are they over here?

[Nero]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatians_(people)

[Scipio Africanvs]

You just came across the Galatians, a celtic people who lived in Asia minor. It said "celtic confederation" because they have made a confederation agreement with another celtic faction in your campaign.

PS: if they had the trispiral as a symbol then it's a confederation between the Galatians and the Scordisci

[Welsh Dragon]

They're one of the tribes/tribal groups that broke away from Brennus's Great Horde:

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Galatia_(TWR2_faction)

Another of those splinter tribes is also playable in game, Tylis.

http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Tylis_(TWR2_faction)

It's rather surprising just how far people travelled in the ancient world.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[Nero]

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

It's rather surprising just how far people travelled in the ancient world.

That and how far they declined. Poor germans.

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by WitchingSnake:

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

It's rather surprising just how far people travelled in the ancient world.

That and how far they declined. Poor germans.

Yeah. I find it's rather sobering when you look at these great civilizations of centuries past, and you see how they too thought that they would always be "on top," just as many living today probably think that they will always be "on top." But history teaches us otherwise. Many nations and peoples get their moment in the sun, but it doesn't last forever.

The world now won't be the world in even 50 years time, so who knows what the future holds.

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[MANWHATADONGA]

Welsh Dragon do you mean i will not be top dog for ever.NO WAY.

[Welsh Dragon]

Originally posted by donaldclarke1:

Welsh Dragon do you mean i will not be top dog for ever.NO WAY.

Fraid not. Sooner or later there is always a bigger fish. [tvtropes.org]

All the Best,

Welsh Dragon.

[Voxrox]

Originally posted by WitchingSnake:

Originally posted by Welsh Dragon:

It's rather surprising just how far people travelled in the ancient world.

That and how far they declined. Poor germans.

We are doing fine, no pity from you needed. And just to make it clear, celts and germans are kinda not exactly the same thing ... so not sure why mentioning germans/germanic people here

[Nero]

Originally posted by Voxrox:

Originally posted by WitchingSnake:

That and how far they declined. Poor germans.

We are doing fine, no pity from you needed. And just to make it clear, celts and germans are kinda not exactly the same thing ... so not sure why mentioning germans/germanic people here

Yeah sure, we'll see if you're still around in 50 years lol. Nah did not mean in connection with celts but with the Gothi from all over there for example.

I mention it because just like how he was surprised to find Celts all the way over there so was I about the germans.

TW does teach a bit of history every once in a while, or at least sparks interest into it.

[Cybot]

Celts lived all over Europe and could be found even in the Middle East and Africa, although mostly as mercenaries. They did also have tribes or kingdoms, such as the Galatians.

Also i might be wrong on this, but Celts aren't "from" Brittain. Thats just where most of the Celtic culture/language etc ended up remaining. After the other Celts in the world where destroyed or assimilated by Latins, Germanics and Slavs etc.

[Chebruh]

The Galatians were common mercenaries in the Middle East, and Galatians even made up large numbers of the Ptolomies Royal Guards. Its pretty cool to know that in a time without cars and planes entire populations could move half a continent away from their homeland.