Unit 4 Roman Republic Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. person of noble birth; aristocrat
  2. 4. first written laws of Ancient Rome
  3. 7. roman general who became temporary dictator of Rome during war then gave up power once it was over
  4. 9. a sea between Italy and Greece
  5. 12. giant farm estate owned by rich partricians
  6. 13. type of government in which supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives
  7. 14. the power to cancel or postpone decisions
  8. 15. highest rank of elected official in Rome; commander of the armies; chairman of Senate
  9. 17. river in central Italy that flow through Rome
  10. 18. legendary founders of the city of Rome
  11. 19. representative body of plebeians
  12. 22. civilization in northern Africa known for sailing
  13. 24. group of Roman citizens who created laws
  14. 25. the Proud last King of the Etruscans
Down
  1. 2. Mountains chain of mountains that extends the length of the entire Italian Peninsula
  2. 3. Carthaginian general in the Punic Wars
  3. 5. last name of brother reformers who urged senate to break up latifundias and give back to the people; both were killed
  4. 6. early Italian civilization before the Romans
  5. 8. one of 10 officers elected to protect the interests and rights for plebeians
  6. 10. Mountains largest mountain range in Europe; north of Italy
  7. 11. idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
  8. 12. Italic language spoken in Ancient Rome
  9. 16. Roman general in the Punic Wars
  10. 18. capital city of Italy
  11. 20. series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage
  12. 21. person belonging to the common people in Rome
  13. 23. curved masonry construction for spanning an opening; invented by the Etruscans