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Following centuries of poor conditions on the island, a major slave revolt broke out in 149 AD. The slave revolt took on a [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] character and was lead by a recently enslaved son of a prominent tribal leader from northern [[Levantia]], known to history by the Levantine name Bituitus. After making league with Gaelic-origin free persons on the island and [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Istroyans]] who had become increasingly disillusioned with Latinic rule, the rebellion succeeded in late 150 AD as the garrison forces of the island were defeated by Bituitus in open battle. For the next four years, Bituitus ruled as King of Tromarine (''Rex Tromarinus''). Exports of tin ceased immediately as most slaves were released, precipitating four years of major bloodshed as citizens and other Latins on the island were targeted and slaughtered. The bloodshed and collapse of the island's economic system not only lead to major economic problems abroad due to lack of tin but also famine on the island as most imports, fishing, and agriculture came to a halt. Following a failed attempt to retake the island in 152 AD, a major force - some historians project more than 150,000 soldiers - from [[Great Levantia]] managed to recapture the island in 154 AD following a brutal two month campaign. During and after the recapture, the majority of residents of the island were slaughtered or sold into slavery, including previously prominent urban Istroyans. Many of the slaves were deported to [[Carolina]], and most historians believe these Gaelic and Istroyan people would form much of the basis of what would become the [[Garán people]] of Carolina. Tromarine was repopulated with new waves of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] slaves from the north and east of Great Levantia as well as urban Latin freemen. While tin mining would resume, the island's economy would never reach the place of prominence it held earlier. New laws relating to [[Slavery in Great Levantia|treatment of slaves]] in Great Levantia would gradually improve the working conditions on the island, and as state authority collapsed Latinic and Gaelic peoples on the island would begin to intermarry as happened elsewhere in Levantia.  

== Geography ==