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First Servile War

135 BCE – 132 BCE

The first major slave uprising in the Roman Republic. Eunus, a Syrian slave, proclaimed himself king and led tens of thousands of slaves in revolt across Sicily before Roman legions crushed the…

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Ancient Roman slave rebellion (135–132 BCE)

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First Servile War

135 BCE – 132 BCE

The first major slave uprising in the Roman Republic. Eunus, a Syrian slave, proclaimed himself king and led tens of thousands of slaves in revolt across Sicily before Roman legions crushed the rebellion.

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Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Saami Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 700 CE European tribal peoples Polity · Europe 3000 BCE – 1930 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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154 BCE Numantine War 150 BCE Qumran 120 BCE Ctesiphon 113 BCE Cimbrian War 112 BCE Jugurthine War 104 BCE Second Servile War
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