Boudicca vs Eunus

Boudicca led the Iceni and Trinovantes in a revolt against Roman rule, sacking the Roman colony of Camulodunum (Colchester). The city was burned, and its inhabitants were massacred, including veterans and Roman officials.

Boudicca's forces attacked and burned Londinium (London), the Roman commercial center. The city was largely destroyed, and its inhabitants were killed or fled. The Roman governor Suetonius Paulinus abandoned the city to save his army.

Boudicca's army was decisively defeated by Roman forces under Suetonius Paulinus at the Battle of Watling Street. Despite outnumbering the Romans, the Britons were trapped in a narrow valley and slaughtered, with up to 80,000 killed.

After the defeat at Watling Street, Boudicca poisoned herself to avoid capture by the Romans. Her death ended the Iceni revolt, and Roman control over Britain was reestablished. She became a symbol of British resistance.

Eunus, a Syrian slave claiming prophetic powers, led a revolt of about 400 slaves in Enna, Sicily. They captured the city, killed the Roman governor, and proclaimed Eunus as King Antiochus. This began the First Servile War.

Eunus's rebel army, numbering up to 200,000, defeated the Roman praetor Lucius Hypsaeus near Enna. The victory allowed the rebels to control much of central and eastern Sicily for several years.

The Roman consul Marcus Perperna besieged and captured the rebel stronghold of Enna. Eunus was captured alive but died in prison shortly after, possibly from disease. The First Servile War ended with the crucifixion of thousands of slaves.