Eunus, a slave magician joked on stage that he planned to overthrow the roman rule and become the king of Sicily. This led to a huge uprising of slaves and later he crowned himself as king.

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Eunus, a slave magician joked on stage that he planned to overthrow the Roman rule and become the king of Sicily. This led to a huge uprising of slaves and later he crowned himself as King.

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Eunus' sculpture — Eunus’ sculpture

He claimed that Goddess Atargatis, a popular deity in his homeland, communicated with him.

Eunus made some prophecies such as that the slaves would capture Enna, the city and that he would be king one day.

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