Discovering Roman Britain 2024

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