Slave Revolts Flashcards
True or False: The purpose of the slave revolts was to end slavery
False. The slaves who had revolted still had an organized society with other slaves.
What made it easy for slaves to revolt
Slaves seemed to be a homogenous group - if they spoke the same language and were from the same area they could easily revolt
When was the first servile war and what took place
140-132 BCE. Aim was to establish kingdom by Syrian slaves. A king was elected and they still had slaves
When was the second servile war and what took place
104-100 BCE. Slaves aimed to return to Syria.
When was the social war and what was the outcome
Italian regions surrounding Rome has to give soldiers to the army but could not vote. Rome wins the war but citizenship is given to every Italian adult male.
When did the third servile war tale place and who was the leader
73-71 BCE; Spartacus
Per Livy, how did the revolt of Spartacus begin
Spartacus escapes with 74 gladiators, gather large troop of slaves and poor people, conquer the legate and praetor
Per Plutarch, how did the Spartacus revolt begin?
Spartacus and gladiators were illegally imprisoned, they were asking for rights that were not given to them
What is Spartacus’ ethnicity
Thracian
What were the details of Spartacus’ first raids
Spartacus and troops hide in a volcano, start raiding other villages, take weapons from these places
What was Spartacus’ original escape plan and what happened
Tried to make his way through the Apennines to the Alps and the Gallic country, but one of the consuls anticipated him and hindered his flight
What was Spartacus’ second escape plan
Tried to hire pirates to bring his troops to Sicily
How did Spartacus honour Roman officers who had died in battle
Gave them proper Roman funerals
What did Spartacus do with his captives
Had them fight in gladiatorial shows
How did Spartacus’ revolt end
6000 who were captured were crucified (strapped on with rope) on road from Capua to Rome. Spartacus’ buddy was never found
