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REBELS AGAINST
ROME
400 YEARS OF REBELLIONS AGAINST
THE RULE OF ROME
STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS
TURNER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Nashville, Tennessee
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Rebels Against Rome: 400 Years of Rebellions Against the Rule of Rome
Copyright 2023 by Stephen Dando-Collins. All rights reserved.
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For my dearest wife, Louise,
and my longtime New York literary agent, Richard Curtis,
who both know a rebel when they see one.
CONTENTS
I | SERTORIUS: Rebel Roman Governor & Guerrilla Fighter. Spain, 8273 BC |
II | SPARTACUS: Gladiator, Slave Revolt Leader. Italy, 7371 BC |
III | VERCINGETORIX: Gallic Revolt Leader. France, 52 BC |
IV | LABIENUS: Allying with Parthia against Mark Antony. Middle East, 4238 BC |
V | SEXTUS POMPEY: Defying Octavian and the Triumvirate. Sicily and the East, 4235 BC |
VI | THE TWO BATOS: Freedom Fighters. Dalmatia and Pannonia, AD 69 |
VII | ARMINIUS: German Prince, Roman Officer, Freedom Fighter. Germany AD 921 |
VIII | TACFARINAS: Numidian Soldier Turned Revolutionary. North Africa, AD 1624 |
IX | PISO: Revolting to Escape a Murder Charge. Cilicia, AD 1920 |
X | SACROVIR: Leading the Gauls Against Tiberius. Gaul, AD 21 |
XI | SCRIBONIANUS: Leading His Legions Against Claudius. Dalmatia, AD 42 |
XII | VENUTIUS: Leading the Brigantic Revolts. Britain, AD 52 and 6980 |
XIII | BOUDICCA: War Queen and Revolt Leader. Britain, AD 5961 |
XIV | MENAHEM, ELEAZAR, JOSEPHUS, JOHN, AND SIMON: First Jewish Revolt. Palestine, AD 6673 |
XV | VINDEX: Leading the Gauls Against Nero. Gaul, AD 68 |
XVI | CIVILIS: Former Roman Officer, Revolt Leader. The Rhine, AD 6970 |
XVII | EPIPHANES: The Petulant Prince. Commagene, AD 72 |
XVIII | SATURNINUS: Revolting Against Domitian. The Rhine, AD 89 |
XIX | SIMON BAR-KOKHBA: Second Jewish Revolt Leader. Palestine, AD 131135 |
XX | AVIDIUS CASSIUS: Accidental Emperor. Syria and Egypt, AD 175 |
XXI | POSTUMUS, LAELIANUS, MARIUS, VICTORINUS, AND TETRICUS: The Gallic Empire. Gaul, Spain, Britain, Raetia, and the Rhine. AD 260274 |
XXII | QUEEN ZENOBIA: Senators Wife, Conqueror of the Roman East. Syria and Egypt, AD 267272 |
XXIII | CARAUSIUS AND ALLECTUS: Rebel Roman Emperors of Britannia. Britain, AD 286293 |
XXIV | DOMITIUS ALEXANDER: Rebel Roman Emperor of Africa. North Africa, AD 308310 |
KEY TO MAP
1. | Sertorius Revolt, Spain |
2. | Spartacus Revolt, Italy |
3. | Vercingetorixs Gallic Revolt |
4. | Labienus Revolt, Syria and Asia Minor |
5. | Sextus Pompey Revolt, Sicily |
6. | The Batoss Pannonian and Dalmatian Revolts |
7. | Arminius Revolt, Germany east of the Rhine |
8. | Tacfarinas Revolt, Africa |
9. | Piso Revolt, Cilicia |
10. | Sacrovir Revolt, Gaul |
11. | Scribonianus Revolt, Dalmatia |
12. | Venutius Revolts, Northern Britain |
13. | Boudicca Revolt, Southern Britain |
14. | First Jewish Revolt, Judea |
15. | Vindex Revolt, Gaul |
16. | Civilis Revolt, Lower and Upper Germany and Northern Gaul |
17. | Epiphanes Revolt, Commagene |
18. | Saturninus Revolt, Lower Germany |
19. | Simon Bar-Kokhbas Second Jewish Revolt, Judea |
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