TheAigosages (Ancient Greek:Αἰγοσάγες,Aigoságes)[1] were aCeltic tribe dwelling on both sides of theHellespont, first inThrace and then inTroas andMysia on the Asian side.
Coming probably from the Kingdom ofTylis, they crossed over toAsia Minor where they were hired by the Hellenistic rulerAttalus I ofPergamum who intended to employ them as mercenaries[2] in his war against theSeleucid princeAchaeus. After a lunar eclipse on September 1, 218 BC; however, the Celts refused to obey and Attalus, considering the risk of a revolt, led them back to the Hellespont, promising to give them land in the area betweenLampsacus andAlexandria Troas.[3]
After the king's departure the Aigosages laid siege on the city ofIlium, but were thwarted by the Alexandrinian general Themistes. The Celts then turned against the territory ofAbydos, taking the town of Arisba. Here they were finally defeated in battle by theBithynian kingPrusias I, who put them all to the sword, including the women and children.[4]
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