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| '''Spartacus''' was a Roman slave who led a large slave uprising (]-] BC). He was defeated by ]. Spartacus was a native of ], a region to the north-east of mainland Greece long considered especially barbaric by the Greeks. | '''Spartacus''' was a Roman slave who led a large slave uprising (]-] BC). He was defeated by ]. Spartacus was a native of ], a region to the north-east of mainland Greece long considered especially barbaric by the Greeks. | ||
| '''Spartacus -II''' is a system slave leading a slave uprising (]. | |||
| A historical novel of that name about him, by ] was filmed by ]. It starred ] in the title role. | A historical novel of that name about him, by ] was filmed by ]. It starred ] in the title role. | ||
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Spartacus was a Roman slave who led a large slave uprising (73-71 BC). He was defeated by Marcus Licinius Crassus. Spartacus was a native of Thrace, a region to the north-east of mainland Greece long considered especially barbaric by the Greeks.
A historical novel of that name about him, by Howard Fast was filmed by Stanley Kubrick. It starred Kirk Douglas in the title role.
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