Battle of Mount Olympus

Battle Map of Mount Olympus
	Part of Galatian War
	; A map of Asia Minor at the time.
Date	189 BC
Location	Mount Olympus in Galatia, Asia Minor; (modern-day Uludağ, Bursa, Turkey)
Result	Roman-Pergamese Victory
Belligerents
Galatian Gauls	Roman Republic,; Pergamum
Commanders and leaders
-	Gnaeus Manlius Vulso,; Attalus
Strength
Over 50,000	-
Casualties and losses
10,000 dead, ; 30,000 captured	Light

The Battle of Mount Olympus was fought in 189 BC between the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor and an alliance consisting of the Roman Republic and Pergamum. The battle ended in a crushing allied victory. Livy is the main source for this battle, and his description can be found in book 38, chapters 17–23.

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