Roman Terms Crossword Puzzle

2. the original rulers of the Italian peninsula, Rome overthrew them after they drove the Gauls out of Italy
5. a district of a larger power with a military and civilian governor
8. a Roman war machine that could hurl stones up to .5km to break brick and wood walls
10. a severe Roman punishment, Jesus went through this when he died
11. a Roman philosopher who wielded enormous power in the old Roman republic
12. a volcano whose ash fell on a Roman city and preserved a city perfectly
13. The Carthaginian war commander who Rome killed in the Punic Wars
15. a Roman innovation of combining two smaller theaters into one, massive _________
17. a nation that went into 3 wars with the Romans, called the Punic Wars
18. one of the most important Roman roads ever built; it connected the entire Italian peninsula
19. a person who was put in charge of a city with absolute power, usually by force

1. a series of wars in which Romans beat Carthage and killed their commander Hannibal
3. most notably known as a great Roman military and political leader; his last name is a salad dressing
4. the Roman term for “our sea”
5. Rome's first religion, although not recognized until late 4th century CE
6. claimed to be Caesar’s heir; Octavian gave him his sister, but this man dumped her for Cleopatra
7. means the oldest male of the family dominates; “father of the family”
9. the official language of Rome
14. heavily armored (usually slaves and was prisoners) who fought to the death for public amusement
16. Latin root of "emperor"