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Comontorius

fl. c. 277 BCE · 3rd century BCE

Comontorius was the leader of a band of Celts who took part in the invasion of the Balkans in 279 BCE and then settled in eastern Thrace. According to Polybius, they founded a kingdom with its capital at Tylis around 277 BCE. His kingdom forced Byzantium to pay heavy tribute.

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Kingdom of Tylis

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