Spartacus

[ spahr-tuh-kuhs ]

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

Spartacus

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Spartacus71 bcMThracianPOLITICS: slavePOLITICS: leader of slave revolt died 71 bc , Thracian slave, who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt of gladiators against Rome (73–71 bc )

Spartacus

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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“Spartacus” screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted during the Red Scare, may have identified with the shrewd Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against the crushing overlords of the Roman Republic.

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In recent memory, mostly it pops up from “Spartacus,” the 1960 Stanley Kubrick Hollywood epic, and its later television offspring.

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If you’re going full bore into swords-and-sandals shoutouts, you could do worse than summoning the ghost of a classic “Spartacus” moment.

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Russian state media spent several days covering Mr Carlson's visit, broadcasting footage of his various trips to restaurants and a visit to see the Spartacus ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre.

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In breathless coverage, state TV followed the media personality's arrival and broadcast footage of various trips to restaurants and a visit to see the Spartacus ballet at the Bolshoi Theater.

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