Ancient Rome Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Belief said to be contrary to official church teachings
- 7. Bridge-like stone structures that carried water from hills into Roman cities
- 9. Huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman cities
- 10. Father of the church
- 15. Make fun of
- 17. Roman general who became emperor and divided the empire into east and west
- 18. An official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests\
- 21. Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
- 23. The first Roman Emperor to become a Christian
- 25. 1st Roman emperor of new established Roman Empire
- 27. Soldiers serving in a foreign army for pay
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- 1. Ambitious military commander that conquested Gual
- 2. Was an Roman emperor who was considered one of the good emperors and codified Roman law
- 3. The capital of the eastern Roman Empire
- 4. A disciple of Jesus who spread Christianity
- 5. Basic unit of the ancient Roman army, made up of about 5000 soldier
- 6. Member of land-holding upper class
- 8. An official from the patrician class who supervised the government and commanded the armies
- 11. Member of the class that included farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders
- 12. A Roman Plebeian who elected tribune in 133 who proposed reforms
- 13. Block a government action
- 14. Poet who wrote the Aeneid
- 16. Ruler who has complete control over the government
- 19. Pictures made from chips of colored stone
- 20. People who inhabited early Italy
- 22. Astronomer who proposed the earth was the center of the universe
- 24. Leader or teacher of a new path or movement
- 26. System of government in which officials are chosen by the people