Origins of Rome

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Across
  1. 1. the name of the river where Rome was founded
  2. 3. this is one food the Greeks introduced to the Romans; used to make oil
  3. 7. an epic by Virgil that details the founding of Rome by the union of a Trojan and a local king's daughter
  4. 10. this is the name of the plain people settled along in central Italy
  5. 11. this is king of the Etruscans the Romans overthrew
  6. 13. this is what allies had to pay the Romans
  7. 14. this is the name of the iron spear Romans fought with
  8. 17. this allowed some conquered people to become citizens
  9. 18. wealthy landowners who held powerful roles in the government
  10. 20. this is the name of the iron sword Romans fought with
  11. 21. the lower class
  12. 22. the representatives in the Senate who repped the lower class
  13. 23. these mountains extend from northern to southern Italy
  14. 24. the shape the country of Italy forms
  15. 25. these mountains separate Italy from northern Europe
Down
  1. 2. this is the brother in the second legend who won a contest and named the city Rome
  2. 4. the type of government which citizens elect representatives to govern them
  3. 5. passes located in these allowed settlements to link together
  4. 6. this group is who the Romans modeled their army from
  5. 8. the continent Italy is located in
  6. 9. military strategy which divided the soldiers into smaller groups
  7. 12. this group provided the Romans with the alphabet
  8. 15. the sea located next to Italy
  9. 16. the first emperor of Italy
  10. 19. physical feature that has resulted in eruptions/earthquakes