Roman empire vocabulary
Across
- 3. Romana: A 200-year period of peace and prosperity in Rome.
- 4. A drastic drop in the value of money paired with rising prices.
- 5. Caesar: A Roman general who became dictator and ended the Republic.
- 7. A political alliance of three rulers.
- 8. A Carthaginian general who invaded Rome with war elephants.
- 10. A government where citizens vote for their leaders.
- 12. Rome’s first official emperor who began the Pax Romana.
- 13. An official elected to protect plebeian rights.
- 14. A common Roman citizen (farmer, worker, merchant).
Down
- 1. One of two elected leaders who ran the Roman government and military.
- 2. A powerful North African city-state that fought Rome.
- 3. A wealthy, upper-class Roman citizen.
- 6. Ancient Rome's powerful governing council of aristocrats.
- 9. A stone channel built to carry fresh water into Roman cities.
- 11. wars: Three wars between Rome and Carthage won by Rome.
- 15. A Roman military unit of about 5,000 foot soldiers.