25- ...Long Live the King

<p>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...</p> <p>Sources for this episode: 1) Bevan, E. R., (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur. Quotes: p.137, 138, 139. 2) Bevan, E. R. (1927), The House of Ptolemy. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. 3) The Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2020), Antiochus I Soter (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021]. 4) Strootman, R. (2013), Antiochus I Soter. The Encyclopaedia of Ancient History (1st edition), p.473- 475. London: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 5-7) Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), 'Leonnorius', 'Nicomedes I of Bithynia' and 'Zipoetes II of Bithynia' (online) [Accessed 23/03/2021]. 8-9) Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), 'Antiochus I Soter' and 'Seleucus II Callinicus' (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021].</p> <p>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.</p>