Acichorius

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Acichorius (Gr. Ακιχώριος) was one of the leaders of the Gauls, who invaded Thrace and Macedonia in 280 BC.^[1] He and Brennus com­manded the division that marched into Paionia. In the following year, 279 BC, he accompanied Brennus in his invasion of Greece.^[2] Some writers suppose that Brennus and Acichorius are the same persons, the former being only a title and the latter the real name.^[3]

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1. ^ Smith, William (1867), “Acichorius”, in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, pp. 12 
2. ^ Pausanias, x. 19. § 4, 5, 22. § 5, 23. § 1, &c.
3. ^ Schmidt, "De fontibus veterum auctorum in enarrandis expeditionibu's a Gallis in Macedonian! susceptis," Berol. 1834

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).