Second Servile War
| Second Servile War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Servile Wars | |||||||||
Denarius minted by Aquillius' grandson in 65 BC. The obverse features Virtus, an allusion to the valour shown by Aquillius during the Second Servile War, a theme also depicting on the reverse, with Aquillius raising an allegory of Sicily. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Slaves of Sicily | ||||||||
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Publius Licinius Nerva Lucius Licinius Lucullus Gaius Servilius Manius Aquilius |
Salvius Athenion † | ||||||||
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. It was one of three Servile Wars, spaced approximately 30 years apart.