Roman History and Mythology
Across
- 6. Tree sacred to Minerva and representative of peace
- 7. Follows and supports a rich Roman in order to gain their protection
- 10. A god who shares his name with a chocolate bar
- 11. A cloak worn by Hercules
- 14. A bird sacred to Jupiter
- 15. The first emperor of Rome
- 16. A staff held by the messenger god, notable for wings and snakes
- 18. The mythical Trojan who sailed to Italy
- 19. What bacchus might wear on his head
- 22. Provides money and status to many poorer Roman men in exchange for their support and loyalty
- 24. The crown worn by Juno
- 25. The language spoken by ancient Romans
- 27. A use of art to make someone or something look better
- 28. Bacchus' pinecone on a stick
- 30. The relaxed pose used in classical and hellenistic statues
- 33. A bird sacred to Minerva
- 34. The second emperor of Rome
- 37. The highest class in the Roman Republic
- 39. The organisation of priestesses that Rhea Silvia was part of
Down
- 1. A god who might be depicted holding apples
- 2. The agricultural goddess who carries a cornucopia
- 3. The mother of Apollo and Diana in Roman myth
- 4. The colour of the stripe on high class Romans' togas
- 5. An emperor who thought of himself as 'Hercules reborn'
- 8. The Roman form of Persephone
- 9. The name of the city founded by Ascanius
- 12. The dancing women you might see accompanying Bacchus
- 13. Defeated by Hercules when he was a baby
- 14. The class that originally got to ride horses in ceremonies and festivals
- 17. The head of Medusa on armour
- 20. The winged woman sometimes held by Jupitor and Minerva
- 21. A public location where citizens might go to get clean, socialise, work out, etc.
- 22. A bird sacred to Juno
- 23. A god who carries a trident
- 26. Offering dish
- 29. Something held by gods with royal status
- 31. A god who has the same name in Greece and Rome
- 32. The half-goat men that you might see accompanying Bacchus
- 35. A goddess that is a personification of Rome
- 36. A god that wears winged sandles
- 38. What the senate was to the emperor