▁have ▁been ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁considerable ▁ability ▁to ▁have ▁maintained ▁his ▁leadership ▁position ▁throughout ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁commanded ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁those ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁super iors . ▁E un us ▁was ▁captured ▁after ▁T aur omen ium ▁fell ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁hiding ▁in ▁a ▁pit . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁M org ant ina ▁to ▁await ▁pun ishment , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁disease ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁jud ged . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 3 5 ▁until ▁ 1 3 2 ▁BC . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁large - scale ▁slave ▁revol ts ▁against ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic ; ▁the ▁last ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Spart ac us . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ 1 8 . ▁Peter ▁Green , ▁“ The ▁First ▁Sic ilian ▁S lave ▁War ”, ▁Past ▁& ▁Pres ent , ▁nr . ▁ 2 0 ▁( 1 9 6 1 ): ▁ 1 0 – 2 9 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁M om ms en , ▁The odor , ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Rome , ▁Collins ▁& ▁Sau nd ers ▁edition , ▁Mer id in ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Be es ely , ▁A . ▁H ., ▁The ▁G rac chi , ▁Mar ius , ▁and ▁Sul la ▁E po chs ▁of ▁An cient ▁History , ▁Kind le ▁edition . ▁ ▁Arnold , ▁History ▁of ▁Rome , ▁Vol . ▁III . ▁pp .   3 1 7 – 3 1 8