Around the time of the Gallic invasion of Europe under Brennus in 278, a group of Gauls under Leonnorius or Lutarius headed east to Thrace. This wouldn't have been a problem for the Seleucids, had Nicomedes of Bithynia- the head of the anti-Seleucid coalition- not invited the Gauls into Anatolia. This week, Antiochus has to deal with the consequences...
Sources for this episode:
- Bevan, E. R., (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur. Quotes: p.137, 138, 139.
- Bevan, E. R. (1927), The House of Ptolemy, London: Methuen Publishing. Available at: LascusCurtis [Accessed 08/02/2021].
- The Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2020), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021].
- Strootman, R. (2013), Antiochus I Soter. The Encyclopaedia of Ancient History (1st edition), p.473- 475. London: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Leonnorius (online) [Accessed 23/03/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (online) [Accessed 23/03/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Seleucus II Callinicus (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Zipoetes II of Bithynia (online) [Accessed 23/03/2021].
NOTE: The Encyclopaedia Britannica states that the Gauls crossed over into Anatolia independent of their enlistment by the anti-Seleucid league. However, as I haven't seen this interpretation elsewhere, I've not included this in the main narrative.
