Second Servile War
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The Second Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic in Sicily in the late 2nd century BCE, reflecting deep social and economic tensions in Roman society.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Servile War canonical | 3 |
| First Servile War | 1 |
| Second Servile War in Sicily | 1 |
| Servile Wars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8135594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Servile War Context triple: [Third Servile War, chronologicallyFollows, Second Servile War]
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A.
Third Servile War
The Third Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (73–71 BCE), led by the gladiator Spartacus and ultimately crushed by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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B.
Jugurthine War
The Jugurthine War was a late 2nd-century BCE conflict between Rome and King Jugurtha of Numidia that exposed deep political corruption in the Roman Republic and helped launch the career of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Sertorian Wars
The Sertorian Wars were a series of civil conflicts in the 1st century BCE between the Roman Republic and the rebel general Quintus Sertorius, who led a long resistance in Hispania.
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D.
Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.
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E.
Mercenary War
The Mercenary War was a brutal revolt of Carthage’s unpaid mercenaries and subject peoples in North Africa following the First Punic War, ultimately suppressed under the leadership of Hamilcar Barca.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Servile War Target entity description: The Second Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic in Sicily in the late 2nd century BCE, reflecting deep social and economic tensions in Roman society.
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A.
Third Servile War
The Third Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (73–71 BCE), led by the gladiator Spartacus and ultimately crushed by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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B.
Jugurthine War
The Jugurthine War was a late 2nd-century BCE conflict between Rome and King Jugurtha of Numidia that exposed deep political corruption in the Roman Republic and helped launch the career of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Sertorian Wars
The Sertorian Wars were a series of civil conflicts in the 1st century BCE between the Roman Republic and the rebel general Quintus Sertorius, who led a long resistance in Hispania.
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D.
Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.
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E.
Mercenary War
The Mercenary War was a brutal revolt of Carthage’s unpaid mercenaries and subject peoples in North Africa following the First Punic War, ultimately suppressed under the leadership of Hamilcar Barca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
slave revolt
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uprising ⓘ war ⓘ |
| conflictType | servile war ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Diodorus Siculus
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Roman historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 100 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Servile War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuses by Roman and Italian landowners
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economic inequality in the Roman Republic ⓘ failure to enforce laws limiting the mistreatment of slaves ⓘ promises of freedom made to slaves and not fulfilled ⓘ social tensions between slaves and free population ⓘ widespread slavery in Sicily ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Roman concern about slave management in provinces
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Roman military intervention in Sicily ⓘ demonstration of vulnerability of Roman provincial order ⓘ execution and crucifixion of many captured slaves ⓘ large-scale repression of slaves in Sicily ⓘ reinforcement of Roman control over Sicily ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Athenion
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Gaius Servilius ⓘ Manius Aquillius ⓘ Salvius ⓘ Titus Vettius ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Roman Senate
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Roman provincial authorities in Sicily ⓘ Sicilian slaves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Republic
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Sicily ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent | rebellious slaves in Sicily ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Athenion
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Gaius Servilius ⓘ Manius Aquillius ⓘ Salvius ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy |
First Servile War
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linked to:
Servile Wars
|
| relatedTo |
First Servile War
ⓘ
linked to:
Servile Wars
Roman provincial administration ⓘ Roman slavery ⓘ Roman social conflicts ⓘ Third Servile War ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrated deep social and economic tensions in Roman society
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showed potential for large-scale slave resistance in the Roman world ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Roman province of Sicily
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Sicilian latifundia ⓘ |
| startTime | 104 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Servile War Description of subject: The Second Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic in Sicily in the late 2nd century BCE, reflecting deep social and economic tensions in Roman society.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Second Servile War
linked to: Second Servile War
linked to: Second Servile War