The Servile Wars were a series of three
slave revolts ("servile" is derived from "''servus''", Latin for "slave") in the late
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...
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Wars
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First Servile War (135−132 BC) — in
Sicily
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, led by
Eunus, a former slave claiming to be a prophet, and Cleon from
Cilicia
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Second Servile War
The Second Servile War was an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic on the island of Sicily. The war lasted from 104 BC until 100 BC.
Background
The Consul Gaius Marius was recruiting soldiers for the war against the Cimbri a ...
(104−100 BC) — in Sicily, led by Athenion and
Tryphon
Tryphon or Trypho ( el, Τρύφων, ''gen''.: Τρύφωνος; c. 60 BC – 10 BC) was a Greek grammarian who lived and worked in Alexandria. He was a contemporary of Didymus Chalcenterus.
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Third Servile War (73−71 BC) — on mainland Italy, led by
Spartacus.
See also
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Slavery in ancient Rome
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Latrocinium
References
130s BC conflicts
100s BC conflicts
70s BC conflicts
2nd century BC in the Roman Republic
1st century BC in the Roman Republic
Roman Republican civil wars
Wars involving the Roman Republic
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