Akihorii or Akihor ( Greek: Ακιχώριος , lat. Acichorius ) is one of the Gallic leaders, the head of the coalition of Celtic tribes - the Galatians , who invaded the Balkan Peninsula in 280-278 BC. e. [one]
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Brenn and Achorius, who led the coalition of the Celtic tribes, moved to the Balkans, dividing the army into three parts [2] . They directed one part led by Tseretriy against Thrace and the tribals , the other, led by Bolg , against Macedonia and Illyria . The number of these troops amounted to 20,000 soldiers. In Macedonia, Bolg defeated the army of the king of Macedonia, Ptolemy II Keravna , who died in the battle.
With the main military force, the leaders of the Galatians moved to Peony . Here in 279 BC e. they defeated the Macedonian king Sosthenes .
In 278 BC e. Akihorii again accompanied Brenn in his invasion at the head of numerous Gallic hordes, numbering, according to Mark Unian Justin [3] , up to 200,000 people [4] in the Balkans.
Around 275 BC e. the Celts were defeated by Antiochus I , and Brenn was seriously injured. Brenn did not receive fatal wounds, but he felt shame and shame for the defeat from the Greeks. After the retreat of the remnants of the Celtic forces, Brenn transferred power to Achorius and committed suicide.
Akihorius, taking command of the remnants of the Gauls, tried to leave for Thermopylae to leave Greece, but hunger, cold, constant skirmishes with the enemy and a decline in morale led to their almost complete destruction [5] .
He died in the Battle of Thermopylae.
Some authors believe that Brenn and Akihorius are the same person, with Brenn being the title of the Celtic leader, and Akihorius is his name [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Smith, 1870 , p. 12.
- ↑ Smith, 1870 , p. 12 cites Pausanias , x. 19. § 4, 5, 22. § 5, 23. § 1, & c.
- ↑ Mark Unian Justin . Epitome of the composition of Pompey Trog (book XXIV, chapter 6).
- ↑ According to other sources, about 150,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry.
- ↑ Ancient story about the Egyptians, about the Carthaginians, about the Assyrians, about the Babylonians, about the Medes, Persians, about the Macedonians and about the Greeks, composed by G. Rollen ...: Volume 7. Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1760.
Literature
- Smith, William, ed. (1870). " Acichorius ". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 12. (English)