Roman Slavery
In Our Time: History
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Spartacus Revolt in Sodo 73
There are two serious slave rebellions in sicily at the end of the second century. They hold out against increasingly large roman armies for a surprisingly long time. Partly this is they accumulate sheer numbers, and they tend to retreat up into the hills where they are difficult to deal with. The big one was t the only one in three or four centuris, was spartacus. There is no sign that theyare launching a war to overthrow slavery. It is about their own situation.
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