Trojan Slave Revolt

After being exiled from Alba Longa for the murder of his father, Brutus staged a revolt of over 400 Trojans who were enslaved by the Greek king Pandrasus.

Sneaking into an encampment at midnight, Brutus whispered to the encaged slaves to distract the guards. Doing so, the slaves caused a commotion in the encampment and drew the attention of the guards, leaving king Pandrasus undefended. The Latin exile then took the king hostage and demanded from his guards that the Trojans be set free and that they be given ships fully loaded with supplies to allow their escape from Greek territory. Pandrasus capitulated and, as an extra show of good faith, he offered Brutus one of his daughters, Innogen as a wife. Brutus agreed and wed the young woman before setting off with his new followers.