LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Spartacus

Spartacus m
Classical[ˈspar.ta.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspar.ta.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea male given name from Thracian: A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSpartacusSpartacī
genitiveSpartacīSpartacōrum
dativeSpartacōSpartacīs
accusativeSpartacumSpartacōs
ablativeSpartacōSpartacīs
vocativeSpartaceSpartacī

Spartăcus, i, m.
I. A celebrated Thracian gladiator, who carried on the war of the gladiators against the Romans, Cic. Har. Resp. 12, 26; Liv. Epit. 95; Sall. H. 3, 67, 12 sq. Dietsch; Flor. 3, 20, 2; Vell. 2, 30, 4; Hor. C. 3, 14, 19; id. Epod. 16, 5 al.—
II. Meton., an epithet of Mark Antony: certamen cum percussore, cum latrone, cum Spartaco, Cic. Phil. 4, 6, 15.

Origins

From Thracian *Spartakos (“renowned by the spear”) (cf. Ancient Greek Σπαράδοκος (Sparádokos)).

Descendants
  • EnglishSpartacus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySpartacusSpartacus. by birth a Thracian, was successively a shepherd, a soldier, and a chief of banditti. On one of his predatory expeditions he was taken pris…

Quick answers

What does Spartacus mean in Latin?
Spartacus, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Thracian: A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.”.
How do you pronounce Spartacus?
In classical Latin, [ˈspar.ta.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspar.ta.kus].