Crossword Puzzle for the Roman Empire

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  1. 5. One of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ.
  2. 6. A period of peace in the Roman Empire where 5 so-called good emperors ruled.
  3. 7. A group of 300 people that served in Rome’s government for life that became a governing body.
  4. 8. A unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.
  5. 10. A social class of wealthy, powerful landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic.
  6. 11. Large landed estates that dominate farming in southern and central Italy.
  7. 13. A government by three people with equal power.
  8. 15. A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
  9. 18. A chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year to run the government and to lead the army into battle.
  10. 19. A waterway that transports water to areas throughout a civilization.
  11. 22. Political and social order during the Middle Ages when royal government were no longer able to defend the people so nobles offered protection and land for service.
  12. 25. A saviour or liberator of a group of people, more specifically, the Jewish people.
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  1. 1. A social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants and small farmers in the Roman Republic
  2. 2. A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations.
  3. 3. A Roman temple built to worship all Gods.
  4. 4. The head of the Roman Catholic church.
  5. 6. The dominant male of the household in the Roman social structure.
  6. 9. An absolute ruler.
  7. 12. To reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  8. 14. A soldier who fights primarily for pay.
  9. 16. Commander in chief; the Latin origin of the word emperor.
  10. 17. Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete with wooden-beam floors.
  11. 20. The title of various elected officials in Ancient Rome.
  12. 21. A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote.
  13. 23. A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
  14. 24. Writings based on a collection of accounts of Jesus’s disciples written down that outlined and developed Christian beliefs.