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Spartacus

Spartacus

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A slave who led a large revolt against ancient Rome
  • proper noun
  • /ˈspɑrtəˌkəs/
: Espartaco
  • army of Spartacus
  • slaves led by Spartacus
  • Spartacus the leader

And we'll tell those men when to stop Spartacus.

Examples

  • The men are loyal both to Spartacus and to his idea of freedom.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A gladiator by the name of Spartacus broke loose with fewer than 100 fellow slaves but eventually gathered a force of nearly 120,000.

    Blog text (11)

  • With the path to the Alps clear, Spartacus wanted to March beyond Rome's borders, where his followers would be free, but his vast army had grown brash.

  • Their loyalty was to a shared vision which Spartacus had inspired—the idea that they could be free men" (Senge, 1990, p. 206).

    Academic text (1997)

  • Senge begins his chapter on shared vision by recounting the ending of the movie Spartacus, in which, one by one, the men in the army of rebel gladiators stand to proclaim to the Roman victors that they are the man Spartacus, thereby protecting the identity of their leader and risking their own death.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In the Third Servile War, Spartacus emerged as the leader of thousands of slaves fighting for their freedom.

  • Historical texts describe how Spartacus organized a major revolt against the Roman Empire's oppression.

  • The story of Spartacus continues to inspire many due to his fight for justice and liberty.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Spartacus probably comes from an old Thracian name; Thracians were a people from south-east Europe. A helpful way to remember him is to think of Sparta, famous for warriors, because Spartacus was a 'rebel leader' who fought for freedom.