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Why does this article make no mention from Pausanias Book X Chapter 23, that Brennus’ men would kill babies and drink their blood, and that women would commit suicide to not get raped, during their raid on the Aetolians? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.93.208.34 ( talk) 21:31, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
I've sourced and rewritten the article, but it seems from the sources I've been able to find that the story of Brennus sacking Delphi and carrying off its treasure is a myth! Both Pausanias and Justin say Brennus was defeated at Delphi. The sack and looting seems to derive from a brief reference by Strabo to a story about treasure from Delphi being found at Toulouse, which he doesn't even believe - he says that Delphi had already been emptied of treasure by the Phocians, and notes that the Gauls were scattered after their defeat and retreat. -- Nicknack009 22:29, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
There is a later account from the Romans of recovering a treasure from a lake in northern Italy or southern France. This treasure is said to have been the remains of the stuff taken from Delphi. I will run down my source.
But more importantly, the original Greek accounts of the fighting are obvious copies of the the defeat of the much more famous Persian invasion. So there is reason to doubt most of the story. It is reasonable, however, to suppose that one of the Celtic warlords along the Danube felt that their treaty of friendship with Alexander the Great was a personal agreement, which became void upon the death of Alexander. And of course the administration of the Kingdom of Greece fell upon incompetent bumblers after that death. I'll get my other sources straight, too.~Vince O'Mahony 170.121.14.12 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:52, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
I hadn't noticed this before, but the picture included with the article is clearly the weighing of the Roman tribute to another Brennus in 387 BC after the Sack of Rome. The scale is the centerpiece of the picture, and no scales are involved in the tales of the Greek gold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahuna2 ( talk • contribs) 13:33, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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Why does this article make no mention from Pausanias Book X Chapter 23, that Brennus’ men would kill babies and drink their blood, and that women would commit suicide to not get raped, during their raid on the Aetolians? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.93.208.34 ( talk) 21:31, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
I've sourced and rewritten the article, but it seems from the sources I've been able to find that the story of Brennus sacking Delphi and carrying off its treasure is a myth! Both Pausanias and Justin say Brennus was defeated at Delphi. The sack and looting seems to derive from a brief reference by Strabo to a story about treasure from Delphi being found at Toulouse, which he doesn't even believe - he says that Delphi had already been emptied of treasure by the Phocians, and notes that the Gauls were scattered after their defeat and retreat. -- Nicknack009 22:29, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
There is a later account from the Romans of recovering a treasure from a lake in northern Italy or southern France. This treasure is said to have been the remains of the stuff taken from Delphi. I will run down my source.
But more importantly, the original Greek accounts of the fighting are obvious copies of the the defeat of the much more famous Persian invasion. So there is reason to doubt most of the story. It is reasonable, however, to suppose that one of the Celtic warlords along the Danube felt that their treaty of friendship with Alexander the Great was a personal agreement, which became void upon the death of Alexander. And of course the administration of the Kingdom of Greece fell upon incompetent bumblers after that death. I'll get my other sources straight, too.~Vince O'Mahony 170.121.14.12 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:52, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
I hadn't noticed this before, but the picture included with the article is clearly the weighing of the Roman tribute to another Brennus in 387 BC after the Sack of Rome. The scale is the centerpiece of the picture, and no scales are involved in the tales of the Greek gold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahuna2 ( talk • contribs) 13:33, 28 April 2014 (UTC)