Spartacus
/ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Example
More examples"The goal of Spartacus was to gain freedom and to allow all his followers to return to their respective homelands of origin, in Thrace, Gaul, Germany."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.