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Salvius Tryphon

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Name
  
Salvius Tryphon


Died
  
100 BC

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Salvius (died c. 100 BCE) was an aulos player who was proclaimed king by the rebelling slaves of ancient Sicily during the Second Servile War. He assumed the name Tryphon, from Diodotus Tryphon, a Seleucid king who ruled from 142 BC to 138 BC. As a rebel slave he waged war against the Romans.

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Salvius Tryphon Wikipedia