Discovering Roman Britain 2023

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Across
  1. 3. staff carried by the god Mercury
  2. 7. where Mithras came from
  3. 8. a Roman solider was paid five … per week
  4. 9. animal slaughtered by Mithras
  5. 10. Celtic queen who fought the Romans
  6. 12. the Mithraeum was located in a soldier’s …
  7. 16. mythical creature; symbol of Fishbourne
  8. 17. London area with a large Roman cemetery
  9. 20. type of cap worn by Mithras
  10. 21. the snails used to make purple dye
  11. 24. Marcus Aurelius …, a young man buried in Roman London
  12. 25. Roman emperor when the conquest of Britain started
  13. 27. along with soldiers they often worshipped Mithras
  14. 29. building used as a law court in Verulamium
  15. 30. a type of popular pottery from Gaul
  16. 31. a Roman soldier’s belt
  17. 35. first Roman general to visit Britain
  18. 36. Roman underfloor heating system
  19. 37. who was the last Celtic king of Verlamion?
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  1. 1. goddess worshipped in a triangular temple at Verulamium
  2. 2. Celtic tribe of St Albans
  3. 3. Roman emperor named after military gear
  4. 4. they made up 40% of the population of Verulamium
  5. 5. given citizenship by Claudius; lived at Fishbourne
  6. 6. most important resource to the Romans
  7. 11. town destroyed by the rebellion of the Iceni
  8. 13. Roman name for Chester
  9. 14. vase used to hold liquid
  10. 15. hot room at a Roman baths
  11. 18. professor who oversaw the Mithraeun excavation
  12. 19. Roman villa with a Medusa mosaic
  13. 22. first part of Mithras found
  14. 23. Roman javelin
  15. 26. implement used for cleaning your skin
  16. 28. king of the area around Verulamium
  17. 32. emperor when the Roman empire was its largest
  18. 33. river flowing by the Mithraeum
  19. 34. Verulamium means town above the ...