Spartacus

[ spahr-tuh-kuhs ]

noun

1. died 71 b.c., Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.

Spartacus

/ ˈspɑːtəkəs /

noun

1. Spartacus71 bcMThracianPOLITICS: slavePOLITICS: leader of slave revolt died 71 bc , Thracian slave, who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt of gladiators against Rome (73–71 bc )

Spartacus

1. A Roman slave of the first century b.c. He led an insurrection of slaves that defeated several Roman armies before being crushed.

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Poland and Ireland were Sparta and Spartacus compared to these villains.

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Thank the Lares and Penates that Howard Fast wrote Spartacus for similar reasons.

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Liam McIntyre, who has a big pair of sandals to fill, on his ascension into the role of Spartacus—and his softer side.

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While on the road to becoming Spartacus, he struck up a bittersweet friendship with Whitfield.

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People began to mention the name of Spartacus; but Spartacus was not alive.

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From the best information on the subject we glean that Spartacus was in figure tall, with a voice appreciably deep.

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And who was this Spartacus who has suddenly become a type and given a name to a movement?

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In Germany, where that slavery was worst, it raised Spartacus from death.

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The terrible insurrection of the slaves under Spartacus failed only on account of the want of harmony among the rebels.

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