Spar·ta·cus (spär t -ks) Died 71 b.c. 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. |
Spartacus [ˈspɑːtəkəs]
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(Biographies / Spartacus (death date: 71 bc), Thracian, POLITICS: slave, POLITICS: leader of slave revolt) died 71 bc, Thracian slave, who led an ultimately unsuccessful revolt of gladiators against Rome (73-71 bc)
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