Roman Crossward
Across
- 2. Senate: a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders
- 6. Cornelius Sulla: a politician who became a consul in 88 b.c. and he came in conflict with Marius
- 7. the two most powerful magistrates
- 9. And Remus: twins that were descendants from Aeneas and later built the city of rome republic: people elect leaders to govern them
- 10. Marius: A consul who encouraged poor people to join the army. Spartacus: a former gladiator who rose up and demanded freedom with slaves.
- 12. common people
- 14. The most famous dictator from the early Roman Republic
- 15. main, most important
- 17. the brilliant army general who used war elephants in battle and fought in the Punic War 2 with Carthage.
- 20. rulers with almost absolute power
Down
- 1. Wars: a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa and Rome
- 3. officials
- 4. A great trojan hero
- 5. the reason something is done
- 8. groups of up to 6,000 soldiers.
- 11. prohibit
- 13. nobles
- 16. and balances: methods to balance power
- 18. the Romans’ language
- 19. Rome’s public meeting place