Acichorius ( grc, Ακιχώριος) was one of the leaders of the Gauls, who invaded

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and

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ia in 280 BC. He and

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commanded the division that marched into

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. In the following year, 279, he accompanied Brennus in his invasion of

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. Some writers suppose that Brennus and Acichorius are the same persons, the former being only a title and the latter the real name. cites Schmidt, "De fontibus veterum auctorum in enarrandis expeditionibu's a Gallis in Macedonian! susceptis," Berol. 1834

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