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Spartacus
Spartacus , d. 71 BC, leader in an ancient Italian slave revolt, b. Thrace. He broke out (73 BC) of a gladiators' school at Capua and fled to Mt. Vesuvius, where many fugitives joined him. Their army defeated several Roman forces and moved north, devastating S Italy and Campania; Spartacus' aim was ... Read more
Spartacus party
Spartacus party or Spartacists, radical group of German Socialists, formed c.Mar., 1916, and led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg . The name was derived from the pseudonym Spartacus used by Liebknecht in his pamphlets denouncing World War I, the government, and the majority section of t... Read more
Karl Liebknecht
Karl Liebknecht , 1871-1919, German socialist, leader of the Spartacus party ; son of Wilhelm Liebknecht . His antimilitaristic writings caused his conviction (1907) for high treason. Released from prison, Liebknecht entered the Prussian lower house in 1908 and the Reichstag in 1912. As a member o... Read more
Aram Ilich Khachaturian
Aram Ilich Khachaturian , 1903-78, Russian composer of Armenian parentage, b. Tiflis (now Tbilisi). Khachaturian moved to Moscow in the early 1920s and attended (1929-34) the Moscow Conservatory. At first studying the cello, he began to compose c.1926. Colorful, energetic, emotionally powerful, and ... Read more
Bolshoi Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet , one of the principal ballet companies of Russia; part of the Bolshoi Theater, which also includes Russia's premier opera company. The Bolshoi Ballet began as a dancing school for the Moscow Orphanage in 1773. The Bolshoi Theatre, which opened permanently in 1856, in its early decade... Read more
Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert , 1871-1925, first president (1919-25) of the German republic. A Social Democratic deputy in the Reichstag, in 1913 he became party leader, succeeding Bebel ; a gradualist, or moderate, he was seen as pragmatic and non-ideological. Ebert supported the war effort during World War I. ... Read more
Howard Fast
Howard Fast 1914-2003, American author, b. New York City. A prolific writer, he is best known for historical novels that mainly concern rebellion against various forms of tyranny. They include Citizen Tom Payne (1943), Freedom Road (1944), My Glorious Brothers (1948), Spartacus (1951), and ... Read more
gladiators
gladiators [Lat.,=swordsmen], in ancient Rome, class of professional fighters, who performed for exhibition. Gladiatorial combats usually took place in amphitheaters. They probably were introduced from Etruria and originally were funeral games. Gladitorial combats, which took place in the Colosseu... Read more
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick , 1928-99, American film director, writer, and producer, b. New York City. His visually stunning, thematically daring, boldly idiosyncratic, and darkly compelling films generally portray a deeply flawed humanity. Kubrick made several documentary shorts in the 1950s, turning to film n... Read more
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg , 1871-1919, German revolutionary, b. Russian Poland. Her revolutionary activities forced her to flee to Switzerland in 1889, where she became a Marxist. One of the founders of the Polish Socialist party (1892), she formed (1894) a splinter group (later known as the Social Democratic ... Read more

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Spartacus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Spartacus Spartacus (died 71 B.C.) was a Thracian gladiator who led a slave war in...being defeated and killed in a pitched battle. It is not known how Spartacus became a gladiator. He is said to have fought either with or against...
Spartacus party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Spartacus party or Spartacists, radical group of German Socialists, formed c...Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg . The name was derived from the pseudonym Spartacus used by Liebknecht in his pamphlets denouncing World War I, the government...
Spartacus to the Gladiators
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Spartacus to the Gladiators, see Kellogg, Elijah .
Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...take over command in the war against Spartacus although he held no public office at the time. He drove Spartacus into Bruttium and there cut him off...wall across the toe of Italy. Although Spartacus broke through the wall during the winter...
Walter Ulbricht
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Ulbricht joined a left-wing splinter group, the "League of Spartacus." After the failure of its coup against the new SPD government...which was regarded as too conservative) in January 1919, "Spartacus" broke up. Ulbricht and others formed a new left-wing...
Karl Liebknecht
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Liebknecht , 1871-1919, German socialist, leader of the Spartacus party ; son of Wilhelm Liebknecht . His antimilitaristic writings...revolutionary, antiwar socialist group. This group later became the Spartacus party. Imprisoned again for his antiwar activities, Liebknecht...
Gladiator, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Sharpe), and young son ( Julia Turnbull), the captive Spartacus ( Edwin Forrest ) agrees to fight in a Roman gladiatorial...their plans. With his brother, wife, and son all dead, Spartacus fights on until he, too, is slain. One of Forrest's most...
Pompey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Italy. He took some of the credit for the suppression of Spartacus's revolt by eliminating some elements of the gladiators...together with M. Licinius Crassus, the real victor over Spartacus, into the consulship for the year 70 B.C. This again was...
Fast, Howard M(elvin)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Glorious Brothers (1948), about Israel's ancient freedom; Spartacus (1952), treating the Roman slave revolt; Moses, Prince...including film studios, though novels of this period (e.g. Spartacus ) were filmed after he left the Party. Fast's other writings...
Karl Bernardovich Radek
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...returned to Berlin in order to help organize the German Communist party. Though he counseled against a German uprising, the "Spartacus" Putsch of January 1919 led to his incarceration for almost a year. Upon his return to Moscow, Radek was assigned major...

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Spartacus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Spartacus (died c. 71 bc), Thracian slave and...defeated by Crassus in 71 and crucified. Spartacus League a German revolutionary socialist...the Thracian slave and revolutionary Spartacus. At the end of 1918 the group became...
Khachaturian, Aram (Ilyich)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...and elsewhere. In 1956 his ballet Spartacus was acclaimed by Moscow critics as a...2nd version with new plot 1957); Spartacus (1954, rev. 1968).ORCH. AND CHORUS...memory of Lenin (1948); 4 Suites from Spartacus (Nos. 1–3, 1955–...
Ellenshaw, Peter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Pollyanna (Swift); Swiss Family Robinson (Annakin); Spartacus (Kubrick) 1961 The Absent-Minded Professor (Vitarelli...Pollyanna, Swiss Family Robinson, and even the blockbuster, Spartacus, it is his work on Mary Poppins that is the best known...
Metty, Russell
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Columbo, and Rich Man, Poor Man. Award: Academy Award for Spartacus, 1960. Died: In 1978. Films as Cinematographer: 1935...and Deadly ) (Haas) 1960 Portrait in Black (Gordon); Spartacus (Kubrick); Midnight Lace (Miller) 1961 The Misfits...
Douglas, Kirk
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...acting debut; 1960—producer for first time on Spartacus ; 1962—formed Joel Productions, an offshoot of...1960 Strangers When We Meet (Quine) (as Larry Coe); Spartacus (Kubrick) (title role, + exec pr) 1961 The Last Sunset...
Ustinov, (Sir) Peter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Johnson, 1957; Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, for Spartacus, 1960; Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, for Topkapi...Adventures of Mr. Wonderful (Grimault) (as voice) 1960 Spartacus (Kubrick) (as Lentulus Batiatus); The Sundowners (Zinnemann...
Trumbo, Dalton
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sturges) (as Les Crutchfield) 1960 Exodus (Preminger); Spartacus (Kubrick) 1961 Town without Pity (Reinhardt) (uncredited...by J. D. Marshall, Los Angeles, 1978. "Who Killed Spartacus?" with D. Cooper, and Gary Crowdus, in Cineaste (New...
Lom, Herbert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...the Mountain (Banner in the Sky ) (Annakin) (as Emil Saxon) 1960 I Aim at the Stars (Thompson) (as Anton Reger); Spartacus (Kubrick) (as Tigranes) 1961 Mr. Topaze (I Like Money ) (Sellers) (as Castel Benac); El Cid (Anthony Mann...
Olivier, (Lord) Laurence
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Wyler) (as George Hurstwood) 1959 The Devil's Disciple (Hamilton) (as General "Gentleman Johnnie" Burgoyne) 1960 Spartacus (Kubrick) (as Crassus); The Entertainer (Richardson) (as Archie Rice) 1962 Term of Trial (Glenville) (as Graham...
Spartakist Movement
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...pseudonym used by Liebknecht in calling on the modern ‘wage slave’ to revolt like the Roman gladiator Spartacus. In December 1918 the Spartakists became the German Communist Party and attempted to seize power in Berlin. In January 1919...

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'Spartacus' Cast and Creators to Conquer San Diego Comic-Con on July 24.
PR Newswire; 7/23/2009; 700+ words ; New Starz Original Action Series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand,' Coming to Premier...More First Look at Upcoming Official "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" iPhone/iPod Touch...eagerly anticipated Starz original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," at the 2009 San...
Spartacus rebel with a cause.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; A bold gladiator named Spartacus led thousands of slaves in a rebellion...into a legend. Today, the story of Spartacus still confirms our belief that the...of all. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spartacus was born in Thrace, near the present...
'Spartacus' conquers ballet; An epic Russian classic is taking America by storm
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 3/31/2002; ; 700+ words ; Spartacus, the gladiator-slave who led a tragic...snicker. There is nothing fey about "Spartacus," the ballet. The heroic figure...art of ballet is for the young." "Spartacus," in particular, taps into that youthful...
Spartacus, the gladiator who brought Rome to its knees.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/29/2010; 700+ words ; Byline: BY HARRY MOUNT ON THE SPARTACUS ROAD: A SPECTACULAR JOURNEY THROUGH...that Kirk Douglas's 1960 portrayal of Spartacus wasn't all that accurate. There is barely a reference to Spartacus winning a battle -- though he beat the...
Enter the World of 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' With Early Series Premieres and Free Previews, Motion Comics, iPhone Game & More.
PR Newswire; 1/18/2010; 700+ words ; ...18 /PRNewswire/ -- The dawn of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" is drawing near...will also offer episodes 1 and 2 of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" for all subscribers...podcasts of the first two full episodes of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" on January 22 and...
'Spartacus,' a bloody, good time
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/22/2010; ; 700+ words ; I am Spartacus's trainer: We worked his core group for three hours...chicken breasts. And now, just look at him. I am Spartacus's stylist: In the first episode of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (Friday night on Starz), he...
The evolution of a gladiator: History, representation, and revision in Spartacus
Magazine article from: Journal of American & Comparative Cultures; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; The revolt led by the gladiator Spartacus (73-71 B.C.) mushroomed into the...politics. Howard Fast's 1951 novel Spartacus imagined the rebellion as a Marxist war...contrast between these two versions of Spartacus, emphasizing as they do different aspects...
There will be blood; Starz' `Spartacus' big on carnage - but is it for everyone?(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/22/2010; ; 700+ words ; Byline: MARK A. PERIGARD "SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND" Series premiere...B- Starz's original drama "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" could be the...retells the epic story of the warrior Spartacus. Judging from the first four episodes...
Book Review: On the Spartacus Road: Tracking Spartacus
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/16/2010; ; 700+ words ; On the Spartacus Road by Peter Stothard Harper Press...hand, like magical light. In On the Spartacus Road Peter Stothard has achieved all...along the putative escape route taken by Spartacus and a handful of opportunistic top...
Once daring, now dated `Spartacus' is epic with ideas
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/3/1991; ; 700+ words ; Spartacus (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Spartacus Kirk Douglas Crassus Laurence Olivier Varinia Jean Simmons...642-0723). At the time of its first release in 1960, "Spartacus" was hailed as the first intellectual epic since the silent...