ANCIENT ROME
Across
- 3. Who typically fought in the Colosseum?
- 5. What system organized Roman territory into square plots?
- 9. What sits at the top of the Pantheon that lets in both sunlight and rain?
- 11. What is the term for the series of arches supported by columns found in the basilica?
- 13. Which term describes the artificial island villa at Hadrian's Villa?
- 15. Hollowed-out, sunken panels that significantly reduce the weight of the Pantheon’s massive concrete dome.
- 18. What were Roman public baths known as?
- 19. What was the civic heart of a Roman city called?
- 20. What was the Roman underfloor heating system called?
Down
- 1. What was the main building used for legal and business matters in Roman cities?
- 2. Which ruler’s era transformed the basilica into a symbol linked with Christianity?
- 4. What Roman military camp form influenced town layouts?
- 6. What were multi-story apartment buildings in Roman cities called?
- 7. Which vault type is created by intersecting two barrel vaults?
- 8. This structure’s name is derived from the Greek words pan, meaning “all,” and theos, meaning “gods.”
- 10. Which term describes the space at Hadrian's Villa that contains a rectangular water basin surrounded by a collonade?
- 12. What is the name of the principal east-west street in the Roman castra form?
- 14. Which structural element transfers weight outward and downward?
- 16. What was the central public space in Roman cities used for gatherings?
- 17. What is the name of the principal north-south street in the Roman castra form?