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.