Bathanatos

Bathanatos or Bathanatius (Ancient Greek: Βαθανάτιος) Celtic king in Thrace. He was the leader of the Scordisci, a Gaulish tribe, who invaded ancient Greece with Brennus in 279 BCE.

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. The way by which they returned received from their leader the name of Bathanatia; and his descendants were called Bathanati.

References

  1. ↑ 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 ..."
  2. ↑ 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 ..."
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Thirlwall, Connop (1844). A History of Greece. Vol. 8. Longman. p. 68. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Historical Account of the Celts". Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. 4. H. Hughes: 6–7. 1832. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  6. ↑ 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.