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Workshop ‘Recent Research on Ancient Galatia’University of Waterloo, 13-14 March 2014After David Magie’s Roman Asia Minor (1950), Stephen Mitchell’s magisterialAnatolia (1993) represented the first major historical synthesis of centralAsia Minor in Hellenistic and Roman times, especially of Galatia and itsadjacent territories. This landmark publication spurred further studies toa degree that the topical lamentation about the neglect of Galatia byArchaeologists, Epigraphists and Historians is now out-fashioned. On thecontrary, in a survey article published in Anatolia Antiqua (39, 2013, 169-195), I have tried to make the wealth of the diverse and dispersedscholarship of some 250 recent publications more accessible, therebyattempting a preliminary synthesis, identifying current trends, showcasingongoing research and discussing some of the still most controversialquestions. The upcoming workshop is designed to foster the dialogue amongcolleagues from all relevant disciplines with a sustained interest inGalatia, in order to share, compare, and contextualize most recent researchresults.Topics will include:– the (de-) construction of the image and ethnicity of Galatians(Konstantin Boshnakov, Toronto; Oleg Gabelko, Moscow; Thomas Nelson,Oxford; Ryan Walsh, Hamilton ON);– temple state and city of Pessinous (Angelo Verlinde, Ghent; GochaTsetskhladze, Melbourne [not yet confirmed]);– history of the cults of Cybele and the Roman Emperors (Edward Dandrow,Orlando FL; Altay Coşkun, Waterloo ON)– urbanization (Shannan Stewart, Illinois [not yet confirmed]; ChristianWallner, Graz)– Roman provincial rule (Mustafa Adak, Antalya)Paper presentations will be 25 mins long, followed by discussions of ca. 30mins. The proceedings are planned to be published in the series ColloquiaAntiqua, ed. by Gocha Tsetskhladze, Leuven: Peeters.A few further paper proposals will be warmly welcomed. Please, sendabstracts of ca. 250 words and short CVs to acoskun@uwaterloo.ca by Friday,January 17, 2014. Advanced students may want to have their applicationendorsed by a short email by their supervisor. A limited number ofcolleagues and students who cannot present this time, but are planning tostart or resume research on Anatolia in the future will be likewisewelcome, though registration is required. There will be no conference fee,and we hope to be able to cover the costs for accommodation and meals forthose who will present.