The Roman Empire

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Across
  1. 3. Which emperor, a former general, expanded the Empire to its largest extent by conquering Armenia, Mesopotamia and the entire Middle East, and ruled from 98-117
  2. 5. Which emperor, a former lawyer, began the tradition of the new emperor naming his successor immediately, ruling from 96-98
  3. 7. Who sacked Rome in 410
  4. 11. What was Rome’s chief port along the Tiber
  5. 14. Which barbarians tried to copy Roman customs
  6. 15. Which barbarians settled in Africa
  7. 16. Which barbarians settled in Italy
  8. 17. Who was the first Flavian Emperor who defeated other generals in the Year of Four Emperors
  9. 20. Who codified Roman law into a single book
  10. 21. Who did the Emperor Justinian send to the West in 530 AD
  11. 22. Which barbarians invaded Britain, but never quite conquered it
  12. 23. Aurelius, Which emperor spent his reign on the frontiers, fighting off barbarian invasions, conquered Germania, appointed his own son to succeed him, wrote books of philosophy, and ruled from 161-180
Down
  1. 1. Second emperor to be killed by the army
  2. 2. Which emperor, a former general, built a Wall in Scotland, gave up Mesopotamia, and ruled from 117-138
  3. 3. Which son Vespasian conquered Jerusalem and ruled from 79-81
  4. 4. Which son of Vespasian took office on the death of his brother and held many treason trials and executions from 81-96
  5. 6. First emperor to be killed by army
  6. 8. Poisoned by Agrippina, mother of Nero
  7. 9. What Roman was responsible for adding the most territory to the Roman Empire
  8. 10. Who drove the barbarians westward into the Roman Empire
  9. 12. Who was the emperor who moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it
  10. 13. Pius, Which emperor made Rome richer than ever before and ruled from 138-161
  11. 17. Which barbarians settled in Spain
  12. 18. Who was the last of the great poets of the golden age
  13. 19. Which barbarians settled in Gaul