Ancient Rome\ Griselde Gerlach

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Across
  1. 2. an arena or stadium located in Rome where there would be gladiator fight, animal fights, and water battles
  2. 4. it was made of steel and used for mid ranged attacks
  3. 5. was constructed of stone, concrete, or marble and it had a keystone to hold it in place
  4. 9. festival in honor of the go Vulcan and it was celebrated with huge bonfires
  5. 10. Volcano located in Pompeii which one time erupted and destroyed Pompeii
  6. 12. were elite soldiers who had to be 17 to join
  7. 14. they transport water and they supplied water as far as 57 miles away
  8. 15. city in Italy which was destroyed by a volcano on August 24, 79 A.D.
  9. 16. Roman god of commerce and trickery and is also the name of the closest planet to the Sun
  10. 18. festival in honor of the god flora which was celebrated with colorful clothing
  11. 19. Roman god of war and name of the 4th planet from the Sun
Down
  1. 1. weren’t soldiers and they guarded forts and frontiers and they fought also in battle
  2. 3. the original of this was burned down in a fire around 80 A.D.
  3. 6. they had courtyards
  4. 7. used to lock arches in together and make them stay up
  5. 8. had chariot and the stadium could hold nearly 200,000 spectators
  6. 11. were shields made of wood and it weighs in at 10 kilograms
  7. 13. festival in honor of the god Saturn and it was celebrated on december 17
  8. 17. were free Romans, slaves, criminals, or prisoners of war who fought in the coliseum