The Galatians: Celtic Invaders of Greece and Asia Minor

One of the few books devoted to this subject, it narrates the momentous yet neglected events of 279, when the Celtic Galatians invaded, defeated and beheaded the Macedonian king, over-running much of GreeceThe eastern Celtic tribes, known to the Greeks as Galatians, exploited the waning of Macedonian power after Alexander the Great’s death to launch increasingly ambitious raids and expeditions into the Balkans. In 279 BC they launched a major invasion, defeating and beheading the Macedonian...