Event Gallic Invasion of Greece and Asia Minor

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The Gauls invaded Macedonia and, after defeating and killing its King Ptolomeus Keraunos, took control of the region.

Chronology

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  • January 276 BC: Following their invasion of Thrace and Greece in 279 BC, the Gauls were defeated by the Macedonian king Antigonus II Gonatas in the Battle of Lysimachia in 277 BC, after which they turned inland to Thrace and founded their kingdom at Tylis.
  • January 276 BC: Antigonus II Gonatas defeated the Gauls at the Battle of Lysimachia and the survivors retreated, founding a short-lived city-state named Tyle.
  • January 278 BC: The Gauls invaded Macedonia and after defeating and killing Ptolomeus Keraunos took control of Macedonia.