Roman Servile Wars
- Roman Servile Wars
The Servile Wars were a series of three slave revolts ("servile" is derived from "servus", Latin for "slave") in the late
Roman Republic . See:*
First Servile War : 135 BC – 132 BC on Sicily, led by Eunus, a former slave claiming to be a prophet, and Cleon (Cilician)
*Second Servile War : 104 BC – 103 BC on Sicily, led by Athenion and Tryphon
*Third Servile War : 73 BC – 71 BC in Italy, led by SpartacusSee also
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Slavery in ancient Rome
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