Battle of the Caecus River

Battle of the Caecus River
Marble statue of the Dying Gaul which represented the defeat of the Gaulish tribes in Anatolia.
Date Some point between 241–235 BC? Location Near the source of the Caecus River (modern-day Turkey) Result Pergamene victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Pergamon	Galatian Tribes
Commanders and leaders
Attalus I	Unknown

The Battle of the Caecus River or Battle of the Kaikos was a battle between an army of the Kingdom of Pergamon commanded by Attalus I, and the Galatian tribes who resided in Anatolia (Asia Minor). The battle took place near the source of the Caecus River (Ancient Greek: Κάϊκος, romanized: Káïkos) and resulted in a victory for the Kingdom of Pergamon.

The exact date of the battle is unknown, but it seems to have taken place early in the reign of Attalus I. Attalus I celebrated it as a great victory and as establishing his legitimacy as ruler early in his reign, and used it as a reason to dub himself Soter, Savior, and to take the title of basileus, king. R. E. Allen suggests the early 230s (238 to 235 BC) as the best guess of the date.^[1]