Summary of Roman History

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Across
  1. 1. The wealthy "Founding Families" who originally held all Roman political offices.
  2. 3. A victory that costs the winner so much it feels like defeat.
  3. 8. Flexible military units more adaptable than the rigid Greek phalanx.
  4. 9. Rome's first government, traditionally ruled by seven legendary kings.
  5. 10. Latin for "I forbid," used to stop an action or law.
  6. 11. Government with checks and balances to prevent one person from having total power.
  7. 13. Permanent body of men who controlled Rome's money and foreign policy.
  8. 14. The first Emperor who turned the Republic into a Principate.
Down
  1. 2. Officials elected to protect the Plebeians by vetoing harmful laws.
  2. 3. Common Roman citizens, ranging from wealthy merchants to poor farmers.
  3. 4. Carthaginian general who spent 15 years fighting Rome within Italy.
  4. 5. Two men elected annually to lead the Republic for one year.
  5. 6. The name for the three major wars between Rome and Carthage.
  6. 7. The culture of the tyrannical kings overthrown by the early Romans.
  7. 12. The massive fortified border system protecting the edges of the Empire.