Across
- 2. destroyed in 79 CE when Mount Vesuvius, erupted
- 4. made dictator of Rome, gave land to the poor and increased the Senate to 900 members
- 6. 5th emperor of Rome and the last of Rome's first dynasty
- 9. a large amphitheater that hosted events like gladiatorial games
- 11. name given to roman rulers
- 12. the two officials (people) that were elected by the Senate
- 13. Roman statesman who tried to uphold republican principles in the final civil wars of Rome
- 16. A prisoner, criminal, or slave who served as a professional fighter in Rome
- 17. leader of the Roman Catholic church
- 18. The people who represented Plebeians in government.
- 19. A wealthy, land-holding, upper-class, group of powerful Romans
Down
- 1. period of peace in ancient Rome.
- 3. underground room used as a burial place
- 5. capital of italy
- 7. river where Rome was founded
- 8. largest empire of the ancient world, centered in the Mediterranean
- 10. erupted in 79 CE, destroying Pompeii
- 14. language spoke in ancient Rome
- 15. farmers, artisans, and merchants who had little wealth or power
- 17. series of three wars between Rome and Carthage capital city of Carthaginian civilization