Slave rebellion
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A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom. Rebellions of slaves have occurred in nearly all societies that practice slavery or have practiced slavery in
Death of the gladiator Spartacus by Hermann Vogel, 1882
Slaves force the retreat of European soldiers led by Lt Brady during Demerara rebellion of 1823
Tacky's War in Jamaica (1760)
Incendie de la Plaine du Cap. Massacre des Blancs par les esclaves noirs révoltés. France militaire. Martinet et Masson
Spartacus
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Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Slave rebellion
…worked against a strong sense of solidarity, slave revolts did occur and were severely punished. The most famous slave rebellion in Europe was led by Spartacus in Roman Italy, the Third Servile War. This war resulted in the 6,000 surviving rebel slaves being crucified along the main roads leading into Rome…
Statue depicting Spartacus by Denis Foyatier (1830)
A 19th-century depiction of the fall of Spartacus by the Italian Nicola Sanesi (1818–1889)
Viva Spartaco, Spartaco a Rosarno: graffiti connecting Spartacus with 2010 Rosarno riots between locals and migrant farm workers