Cincinnatus
Across
- 1. The vehicle Cincinnatus rode in while entering Rome with six black horses.
- 2. The act of stealing from rich Roman farms, which sparked the conflict.
- 4. The type of tree the Æquian king told messengers to speak to.
- 5. A title given to Lucius Quinctius, granting him more power than the Senate.
- 8. A structure made of three spears that defeated soldiers had to pass under.
- 9. The hills where the Roman army was trapped by the Æquians.
- 10. The type of wreath Cincinnatus wore on his head during the victory parade.
- 11. A word meaning to conquer, derived from the Latin for "under a yoke."
- 12. The Roman Consul whose army was trapped in a rocky valley.
- 13. The location Cincinnatus returned to after giving up his office.
- 14. The maximum number of months a dictator was allowed to hold office.
Down
- 1. The nickname given to Lucius Quinctius because of his curly hair.
- 3. These individuals escaped the valley to warn the Senate of the trap.
- 6. Wild people from the mountains east of Latium often at war with Rome.
- 7. The activity Cincinnatus was doing when the messengers arrived at his farm.