Sentence examples for revolt spread from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, the revolt spread to the Romagna and to all parts of the Papal States except Lazio.

Meanwhile, the revolt spread and the legions made Galba emperor; the Senate condemned Nero to die a slave's death: on a cross and under the whip.

In 1434 a rebellion broke out in Sweden, and the spirit of revolt spread to the king's enemies in Denmark and Norway.

The Theban revolt spread northward under Kamose, and about 1521 Avaris fell to his successor, Ahmose, founder of the 18th dynasty, thereby ending 108 years of Hyksos rule over Egypt.

This revolt spread throughout Peru, and, although Túpac was captured and executed in 1781, the Indians continued to wage war against the Spaniards until 1783, causing disruption of the viceroyalty's economic life.

Revolt spread through Yorkshire, and the rebels gathered at York.

P43 Financial Times China journalist revolt spreads.

A1 Revolt Spreads in Haiti An armed uprising spread to nearly a dozen towns in western and northern Haiti, the strongest challenge yet to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

It began as a Mediterranean revolt spreading on both sides of the sea – from Tunisia through Egypt and Libya and beyond, and from Greece and Spain upwards into Europe.

That promise was made during the Arab uprisings and Maliki was worried about the revolt spreading to Iraq.

Mason's favoured comparison is a much more distant year, when abortive revolts spread across Europe at speed, and two fired-up German radicals wrote The Communist Manifesto.