Chapter 11 & 12 Crossword Puzzle

2. large mountain range that separates Italy from northern Europe.
5. this general tried to institute a political reform to fix the broken system, he also built forts to stabilize Rome's boarder.
6. he made many reforms to protect his empire, such as, made a powerful professional army of roughly 150,000 soldiers.
8. an astronomer who studied the motion of planets and stars.
11. Roman poet who wrote an epic called the Aeneid.
13. the study of the body and it's parts.
16. Forum a large, open marketplace where food and goods are bought.
17. when the Roman Empire divided, the eastern half became known as the _________
18. soldiers were armed with _________, double-edged swords.
19. were government officials who dealt with laws and judges, could also lead an army.
20. this empress was Justinian's brilliant and capable wife.

1. brought water from the country to the city.
3. a government to oversee each of the provinces.
4. a form of government in which citizens elect their leader.
7. former gladiator who led a huge slave rebellion.
9. this person believed that history had morals lessons to teach people, this person also wrote "History of Rome.
10. fought each other or wild animals to death.
12. a Greek doctor who showed the importance of anatomy.
14. they would often face with poverty.
15. a well-known political leader and writer in Rome