Acichorius

Acichorius

Acichorius (Gr. polytonic|Ακιχώριος) was one of the leaders of the Gauls, who invaded Thrace and Macedonia in 280 BC. [Citation
last = Smith
first = William
author-link = William Smith (lexicographer)
contribution = Acichorius
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
volume = 1
pages = 12
publisher =
place = Boston, MA
year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0021.html ] He and Brennus com­manded the division that marched into Paionia. In the following year, 279 BC, he accompanied Brennus in his invasion of Greece. [Pausanias, x. 19. § 4, 5, 22. § 5, 23. § 1, &c.] Some writers suppose that Brennus and Acichorius are the same persons, the former being only a title and the latter the real name. [Schmidt, "De fontibus veterum auctorum in enarrandis expeditionibu's a Gallis in Macedonian! susceptis," Berol. 1834]

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