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Aneroëstes (GreekἈνηροέστης)[1] (died 225 BC) was one of the two leaders of theGaesatae, a group ofGaulish mercenaries who lived in theAlps near theRhône and fought against theRoman Republic in theBattle of Telamon of 225 BC. He and his colleagueConcolitanus were hired by theBoii andInsubres in response to the Roman colonisation of the formerly Gallic region ofPicenum. After some initial success inEtruria, when faced with the army of the consulLucius Aemilius Papus, Aneroëstes persuaded the Gauls to withdraw, but they were cut off at Telamon (modernTalamone,Tuscany) by the other consul,Gaius Atilius Regulus, and forced to fight a pitchedbattle.
The Gaesatae fought at the front, naked apart from their weapons, but their small shields offered little protection against Roman javelins. The Gaesatae were forced back and their allies slaughtered. Colcolitanus was captured. Aneroëstes escaped with a small group of followers, who took their own lives.[2]