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Spar·ta·cus 
[spahr-tuh-kuhs] Pronunciation Key
[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. |
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Spartacus [(spahr-tuh-kuhs)]
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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