Rome
Across
- 3. a large group of people controlled by one person
- 5. One of Rome's famous dictators
- 7. Elected leaders who represented the interests of the plebeians
- 8. common people
- 9. rulers with almost absolute power
- 10. branch of government that passed all legislation on the basis of direct democracy
- 12. or veto (vote against) acts of another branch so as to
- 14. nobles
- 17. one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.
- 19. a group with a certain equality between its members
- 20. was named after a city where he killed his brother
Down
- 1. people elect a leader to govern them
- 2. a conduit that carries water over the valley
- 4. a piece of land almost surrounded by water
- 6. He is a great Trojan hero
- 8. any one branch from exerting too much power
- 11. this Culture was influenced by Rome
- 13. A peninsula shaped like a high-heeled boot
- 15. Was killed by his brother
- 16. The lawmaking body and most powerful branch in the Roman Republic
- 17. and balances a system that allows each branch of a government to amend
- 18. What river does Rome lie on