Editing Slave rebellion (section)

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In the 3rd century BCE, Drimakos (or Drimachus) led a slave revolt on the slave entrepot of [[Chios]], took to the hills and directed a band of runaways in operations against their ex-masters.<ref>{{cite book
| editor1-last = Cartledge
| editor1-first = Paul A.
| editor1-link = Paul Cartledge
| editor2-last = Harvey
| editor2-first = F. David
| title = Crux: Essays in Greek History Presented to G.E.M. De Ste. Croix on His 75th Birthday
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjVoAAAAMAAJ
| series = History of Political Thought
| volume = 6
| issue = 1–2
| edition = Reprint
| publisher = Duckworth
| date = 1985
| page = 39
| isbn = 9780715620922
| access-date = 2018-11-14
| quote = [Drimakos] took to the mountains of Chios and organized a band of runaways to carry out guerilla operations against the landed property of their former masters.
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| last1 = Urbainczyk
| first1 = Theresa
| year = 2008
| chapter = Maintaining resistance
| title = Slave Revolts in Antiquity
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QOdmDAAAQBAJ
| location = London
| publisher = Routledge
| publication-date = 2016
| pages = 30–31
| isbn = 9781315478807
| access-date = 2018-11-14
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The [[Servile Wars]] (135 to 71 BCE) were a series of slave revolts within the [[Roman Republic]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* The [[First Servile War|First]] and [[Second Servile War]] occurred in [[Sicily]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* The [[Third Servile War]] (73 to 71 BCE) occurred in mainland [[Italy]]. [[Spartacus]], an escaped [[gladiator]] supposedly from [[Thrace]], became the most prominent of the rebel leaders; [[Marcus Licinius Crassus]] suppressed the insurgents. Many modern rebels (such as the [[Spartacus League]]) have since regarded Spartacus as a heroic figure.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
According to the [[Icelandic sagas]], [[Swedish slave trade#Migration period: Semi legend|Swedish slave revolts]] occurred at some time between the 5th and 6th centuries, and resulted in the Swedish king [[Ongentheow]] being deposed. These large-scale slave revolts were reportedly led by a [[thrall]] known as Tunni. According to the sagas, it resulted in the Swedish king [[Ongentheow]] being deposed. Tunni subsequently became king of [[Svealand]] after defeating the Swedish king. <ref> Marold, Edith (2012). "Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Ynglingatal". In Whaley, Diana (ed.). Poetry from the Kings' Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols. p. 16. ISBN 978-2-503-51896-1.</ref>

A number of slave revolts occurred in the Mediterranean area during the early modern period:
* 1531: 16 slaves who were imprisoned at [[Fort St. Angelo]] in [[Hospitaller Malta]] [[Slavery in Malta#Revolt of 1531|revolted]] and briefly took control of the fort. The revolt was put down and the leaders were killed.<ref name=mfc2>{{cite book |language=fr |last1=Brogini |first1=Anne |date=2005 |title=Malte, frontière de chrétienté (1530-1670) |url=http://books.openedition.org/efr/132 |publisher=Publications de l’École française de Rome |pages=663–664 |isbn=9782728307425 }}</ref>
* 1596: a number of slaves in [[Birgu]] and [[Valletta]] on Malta mutinied, stole the keys to the gates of Valletta and escaped into the Maltese countryside.<ref name=mfc2/>
* 1748: Hungarian, Georgian and Maltese slaves on board an Ottoman [[galley]] named ''[[Lupa (ship)|Lupa]]'' revolted against [[slavery in the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman slavery]] and sailed the ship to Malta.<ref name=castillo>{{cite book|last1= Castillo|first1= Dennis Angelo|title= The Maltese Cross: A Strategic History of Malta|date= 2006|publisher= [[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|location= [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]]|isbn= 9780313323294|page= 91|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=i5ns5LNtoiUC&pg=PA91|access-date= 2017-08-22|archive-date= 2022-09-14|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220914075627/https://books.google.com/books?id=i5ns5LNtoiUC&pg=PA91|url-status= live}}</ref>
* 1749: Muslim slaves in Malta [[1749 Muslim slave revolt plot in Malta|plotted to rebel and take over the island]], but plans leaked out beforehand and the would-be rebels were arrested and many were executed.<ref name=castillo/>
* 1760: Christian slaves on board the Ottoman ship ''[[Corona Ottomana]]'' revolted and sailed the ship to Malta.<ref name=castillo/>