Spartacus

[ spahr-tuh-kuhs ]

/ ˈspɑr tə kəs /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Spartacus

sparse, sparsely, sparsity, Sparta, Spartacist, Spartacus, Spartan, Spartanburg, sparteine, Sparti, Spartiate

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How to use Spartacus in a sentence

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Poland and Ireland were Sparta and Spartacus compared to these villains.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for Spartacus

Spartacus

/ (ˈspɑːtəkəs) /

noun

died 71 bc, Thracian slave, who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt of gladiators against Rome (73–71 bc)

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Cultural definitions for Spartacus

Spartacus

[ (spahr-tuh-kuhs) ]

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