Roman Republic

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Across
  1. 2. considered citizens of the Roman Republic but were not allowed to vote
  2. 4. wealthy landowning Roman citizens
  3. 8. group of 300 male (mostly patrician) Roman citizens elected to pass laws
  4. 9. lower class Roman citizens
  5. 11. military general from Carthage who led his army (and elephants) across the mountains to attack Rome
  6. 12. groups made of up both plebeians and patricians who could veto the actions of the Senate and Magistrates
Down
  1. 1. sea that connects Europe, Asia, and Africa
  2. 3. two elected magistrates who ran the government and military
  3. 5. mountain range to the north of Italy that usually protected Rome from invasion by outsiders
  4. 6. had no legal rights, but could purchase their freedom
  5. 7. a type of democratic government where people elect representatives to make laws (hint: OUR government is this!)
  6. 10. victory against this empire in the Punic wars made Rome the dominant power in the region