The Servile War & 1896 Revolution

Octavian Lepidus (Lepidus's Legion)

**The Servile War** was the final major slave revolt in Lettonia, occuring from 1895 to 1896 in the northern provinces of Cappadocia, Galatia and Cimbrica. The enslaved peoples there rose up in arms over the utterly brutal and malignant treatment they had suffered for decades, and to avenge their ancestors who had been enslaved-some as early as the 1500s. The rebellion, unlike its predecessors, while highly organized and established and large in size. When Tryphon Eunus led slave cells in Cimbrica in open rebellion against their masters, the element of surprise on their side overran many positions, though Fort Vindolanda, a stronghold of the Legions failed to collapse. Shortly after, slave cells in Cappadocia revolted, followed by Cleon Athenion in Galatia. The coordinated rebellion attacked Legion supply lines and fortifications and the current Imperatoria, 27 year old Livia Lucretia dispatched Legate Octavian Lepidus to the north to swiftly deal with the rebellion. He would do this with ruthless efficiency, crushing the rebels, but Lepidus properly saw the abhorrent conditions the slaves lived in, something most Lettonians were not properly aware of. He was heartbroken and devastated, and decided to do something about it. Inspired by his men, they spread photographs, art and slave testimonies throughout the nation, which was the final nail in slavery's coffin. The practice was already unpopular by the 1890s, and many abolitionists mass printed these stories and media to rev up public support. Even though the rebellion was crushed, and Eunus and Athenion had been crucified, the end of slavery was at hand.

## 1896 Liberator Revolution

### Performers

Octavian LepidusImperatoria Livia Lucretia

Flavius Maronius

### Date

January 18, 1896-March 19 1896 (2 months, 1 day)

### Location

Mediolanum, Moridunum, Epirus, Athenai, Nicopolis, Corinthus, Thessalonius (Other major cities)

**The 1896 Liberator Revolution** began mere weeks after Lepidus crucified the slave rebellion leaders with massive protests beginning all across the country, spearheaded by abolitionists and human rights activists, demanding the end of slavery in the imperial provinces. The Legionaries would block access to the palace in Mediolanum, as well as other pro-slavery governors and officials across the country. Personally, the Imperatoria was opposed to slavery, but her government were diehard slavers and supported the practice. She was young, and had little experience in governance (having only ascended two years prior), and feared civil war if she gave in to her own desires and the peoples demands. As the protests got worse, some protesters began shooting at Legionaries on March 1, and the Legionaries returned fire, only escalating the situation further. Finally, on March 10, The Imperatoria gathered her government around her, and sacked them from their positions. By March 16, a new government had been formed, and on March 19, slavery was abolished across the realm, and the Revolution came into effect as the Legion Commanders who had ordered their men to fire on the protesters were arrested and removed from command. While good many wealthy urban plantation owners were furious that their free labor was torn away, they were forced to comply with Imperial authority for fear of having their property, titles and money stripped away.