Across
- 5. made a horse a senator and was very cruel
- 9. means "Roman Peace"
- 10. common people in ancient Rome
- 11. rich land-owners in ancient Rome
- 13. fought animals, other people, and entertained the crowds in the colosseum
- 14. fiddled while Rome burned
- 16. he was murdered by senators on the Ides of March
- 17. where gladiator fights and chariot races occurred
Down
- 1. providing food and entertainment to the crowd
- 2. river did Julius Caesar cross which started a civil war with Pompey
- 3. 3 rulers
- 4. animal Hannibal use to attack the Romans in the Punic Wars
- 6. brought fresh water into the cities
- 7. became the basis for many modern European languages
- 8. city was Rome’s enemy during the Punic Wars from North Africa
- 12. founded Rome after killing his brother Remus
- 15. a disease that spreads quickly and kills many