Bathanatos
Bathanatos or Bathanatius (Ancient Greek: Βαθανάτιος) Celtic king in Thrace.[1][2] He was the leader of the Scordisci, a Gaulish tribe, who invaded ancient Greece with Brennus in 279 BCE.[3]
After the defeat of Brennus, Bathanatius led his people to the banks of the Danube, at the confluence of the Sava, roughly around Belgrade, where they settled down.[4][5] The way by which they returned received from their leader the name of Bathanatia; and his descendants were called Bathanati.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ The Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe, ISBN 0-14-025422-6, 2000, page 86: "... distinguished suggests that one of the returning groups, led by Bathanatos, finally settled in the Middle Danube region at the confluence ..."
- ↑ Celts - a History, The by Daithi O HOgain, ISBN 1-905172-20-6, 2006, page 60: "... those who, on their return from Greece under their leader Bathanatos, had settled at the confluence of the Danube and the ..."
- ↑ Ussher, James (1658). The Annals of the World. New Leaf Publishing Group, Incorporated. p. 357. ISBN 9781614582557. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Thirlwall, Connop (1844). A History of Greece. Vol. 8. Longman. p. 68. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- ↑ "Historical Account of the Celts". Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. 4. H. Hughes: 6–7. 1832. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ↑ Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 6.234b
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Bathanatius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 474.
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