Spartacus

American  

[spahr-tuh-kuhs] / ˈspɑr tə kəs /

noun

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

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Spartacus British  

/ ˈspɑːtəkəs /

noun

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

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Spartacus Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Between the 1960s and 1990s he worked on several US TV series, including Charlie's Angels, Dynasty and Baywatch, as well as movies such as Spartacus, Diamonds are Forever and The Karate Kid.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

The top fighters occupy a paradoxical place in society: the incarcerated influencer, as if Spartacus were churning out sponcon on his off days.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

It was loosely inspired by "Spartacus," that snails and oysters scene.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Even Spartacus himself might want to echo Billy Crystal’s Oscar night wail of “I am so not Spartacus” after seeing what Crowe is up to here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

After restoring discipline among his troops, Crassus succeeded in penning up Spartacus in the peninsula of Bruttium.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly