Spartacus
[spahr-tuh-kuh s]
- died 71 b.c., Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.
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How glad I am I staid at home last night and studied "Spartacus."
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People began to mention the name of Spartacus; but Spartacus was not alive.
Spartacus
- died 71 bc, Thracian slave, who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt of gladiators against Rome (73–71 bc)
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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.
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