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The Servile Wars were a series of three slave revolts ("servile" is derived from servus, Latin for "slave") in the late Roman Republic:

  • First Servile War (135−132 BC) — in Sicily, led by Eunus, a former slave claiming to be a prophet, and Cleon from Cilicia.
  • Second Servile War (104−100 BC) — in Sicily, led by Athenion and Tryphon.
  • Third Servile War (73−71 BC) — on mainland Italy, led by Spartacus.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guerras serviles para niños

  • Battles of the Servile Wars
  • Slavery in ancient Rome
  • Roman Republican civil wars
  • Latrocinium


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