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Spartacus
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Spar·ta·cus       [spahr-tuh-kuhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
died 71 b.c., Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.
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Spar·ta·cus       (spär'tə-kəs)  Pronunciation Key 
Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt in Italy (73-71). He defeated Roman armies in southern Italy, but his forces were crushed at Lucania (71), where Spartacus was killed and many of his troops were crucified.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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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