Ancient Rome Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. huge farming estates bought by wealthy
  2. 5. Basic military unit - 5,00 men
  3. 9. pictures made from chips of colored stones
  4. 10. foreign soldiers serving for pay to defend its borders
  5. 15. elected a tribune, told state to distribute land to poor farmers
  6. 16. Plebian consul; to protect their interest
  7. 17. A Jew from Asia Minor, began widespread of new faith
  8. 18. A person sent forth
  9. 20. members of landholding upper class
  10. 21. Astronomer-mathematician that proposed the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe
  11. 22. to supervise business of government
  12. 23. codified Roman laws, made some for all provinces
  13. 25. People who inhabited early Italy
  14. 26. make fun of (Roman society)
Down
  1. 1. Caesar Ambitious military commander that served from 100-44 B.C.E
  2. 2. restore order, divided empire into 2, also slowed inflation by lowering priced goods
  3. 4. First Christian emperor, set up granted toleration to christians
  4. 6. establishing control over foreign lands & people
  5. 7. beliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings
  6. 8. ruler who has complete control over a government
  7. 11. New capital of "New Rome"
  8. 12. block laws; tribune blocked laws that were harmful to plebians
  9. 13. Father of the Church
  10. 14. bridge-like stone structures that carried water from hills to Roman cities
  11. 18. Exalted one, declared first citizen of Roman Empire
  12. 19. Famous Roman poet
  13. 20. farmers,merchants,artisans that made up the majority
  14. 24. Form of Government where people choose their officials