Concolitanus Concolitanus - 1 result found: Wikipedia, English Wikipedia. Concolitanus. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Concolitanus (Gaulish "the one with big heels") was one of the two leaders of the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries who lived in the Alps near the Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic in the Battle of Telamon of 224 BC. He and his colleague Aneroëstes were hired by the Boii and Insubres in response to the Roman colonisation of the formerly Gallic region of Picenum. Concolitanus (Gaulish "the one with big heels") was one of the two leaders of the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries who lived in the Alps near the Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic in the Battle of Telamon of 224 BC. He and his colleague Aneroëstes were hired by the Boii and Insubres in response to the Roman colonisation of the formerly Gallic region of Picenum. He was captured after the defeat at Telamon (modern Talamone, Tuscany). Aneroëstes escaped with a small group of followers Concolitanus was one of the two leaders of the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries who lived in the Alps near the Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic in the Battle of Telamon of 224 BC. He and his colleague Aneroëstes were hired by the Boii and Insubres in response to the Roman colonisation of the formerly Gallic region of Picenum. He was captured after the defeat at Telamon. Aneroëstes escaped with a small group of followers and committed suicide. ConcolitÄnus â” ConcolitÄnus, gallischer Häuptling, s. u. Aneroestes ⦠Pierer's Universal-Lexikon. Battle of Telamon â” Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of The Greek historian Polybius says their name meant mercenaries ,⦠⦠Wikipedia. Aneroëstes â” Aneroëstes, König der Gäsater in Gallien, zog 223 (225) v. Chr. nebst Concolitanus von den Bojern, Cenomanen u. anderen celtischen Völkern zu Hülfe gerufen, nach Italien, wurde aber von den Römern geschlagen u. tödtete sich selbst, Concolitanus⦠⦠Concolitanus was one of the two leaders of the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries who lived in the Alps near the Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic in the Battle of Telamon of 224 BC. He and his colleague Aneroëstes were hired by the Boii and Insubres in response to the Roman colonisation of the formerly Gallic region of Picenum. He was captured after the defeat at Telamon . For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Concolitanus. Home. News..