7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁lowest ▁estimate ▁( L iv y ▁and ▁O ro si us ▁following ▁him ), ▁ ▁or ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁according ▁to ▁D iod orus ▁S icul us , ▁including ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁possibly ▁counting ▁children ▁as ▁well . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Pra et or ▁Lu cius ▁Hy ps ae us ▁march ed ▁with ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁Sic ilian ▁milit ia ▁to ▁qu ash ▁the ▁revol t ▁but ▁the ▁slaves ▁managed ▁to ▁rout ▁his ▁army , ▁they ▁then ▁defeated ▁three ▁other ▁pra et ors ▁in ▁succession ▁and ▁occupied ▁almost ▁the ▁whole ▁island ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 3 4 ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁sent ▁F la cc us , ▁the ▁cons ul ▁for ▁the ▁year , ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁revol t . ▁However , ▁his ▁campaign , ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁few ▁and ▁obsc ure , ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁ended ▁without ▁a ▁conclus ive ▁result . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 ▁the ▁new ▁cons ul ▁Lu cius ▁Cal p urn ius ▁P iso ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁same ▁task ▁as ▁F la cc us ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁effort ▁actually ▁gave ▁results . ▁He ▁re capt ured ▁Mess ana , ▁putting ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁surrender ed ▁slaves ▁to ▁death ▁before ▁lay ing ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁important ▁town ▁of ▁T aur omen ium ▁on ▁the ▁north - east ▁coast , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁in