Ancient Rome

5. Legendary Roman hero, the Romans traced back their history to.Trojan hero who left Troy and settled in Rome.
7. Roman meeting place
9. Roman dictator, he was chosen by the Romans to defend their
10. The nobility in Roman society.
11. to reject or prohibit actions and laws or other government officials.
12. Legendary figure in Roman history, built a city that eventually became Rome. Brother of Remus
15. a group of up to 6000 Roman soldiers
16. the two most powerful officials in Rome
17. a council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome’s leaders.

1. an elected official in Rome
2. a system that balances the distribution of power in a government.
3. A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them.
4. the language of the Romans
6. A ruler who has almost absolute power
8. "if you have a child that is seriously deformed, he or she must be put to death" is part of what rule?
10. The common people of ancient Rome
13. a series of wars between Rome and carthage in 200s and 100s BC
14. Legendary figure in Roman history, built a city that eventually became Rome. Brother of Romulus