Talk:Brennus (3rd century BC)
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[edit] Sack of Delphi?
I've sourced and rewritten the article, but it seems from the sources I've been able to find that the story of Brennus sacking Delphi and carrying off its treasure is a myth! Both Pausanias and Justin say Brennus was defeated at Delphi. The sack and looting seems to derive from a brief reference by Strabo to a story about treasure from Delphi being found at Toulouse, which he doesn't even believe - he says that Delphi had already been emptied of treasure by the Phocians, and notes that the Gauls were scattered after their defeat and retreat. --Nicknack009 22:29, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
