Spartacus Glossary

by Stanley Kubrick

Spartacus Glossary

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Appetite

Being hungry

Atrium

An open entrance hall from Ancient Rome

Corpulence

Being fat or obese

Eternal

Forever; never-ending

Immoral

Lacking the desire to do the right thing (not having morals)

Invariably

Always

Master

In context: The owner of a slave

Moral

Having the desire to do the right thing (having morals)

Obliged

Forced to do or say something

Patrician

Someone with money; an aristocrat or nobleman

Phlegmatic

Being exceptionally unemotional and calm

Slave

A person who is the legal property of another person

Tendency

Having an inclination to do or say something

Toga

A piece of clothing worn customarily by Roman people. It’s made of a single piece of cloth and flows freely.

Tyrant

A cruel and oftentimes oppressive ruler

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