Salvius (tryphon)

Salvius was a slave in Sicily and one of the most important leaders of the second slave revolt against the Romans at the end of the 2nd century BC. Chr.

Like Eunus in the first slave rebellion, Salvius also took the title of king and called himself Tryphon in connection with the Hellenistic kingdom with the Greek name. Later, however, he was more Roman, wore a purple toga and had lictors with bundles of rods in his suite.

After the death of Salvius, Athenion , his strategist , was elected the new king.

literature

Moses I. Finley , Denis Mack Smith, Christopher Duggan: History of Sicily and the Sicilians . 3. Edition. Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3406541305 .

personal data
SURNAME	Salvius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	King Tryphon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman slave leader
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.