Across
- 1. the name of the river where Rome was founded
- 3. this is one food the Greeks introduced to the Romans; used to make oil
- 7. an epic by Virgil that details the founding of Rome by the union of a Trojan and a local king's daughter
- 10. this is the name of the plain people settled along in central Italy
- 11. this is king of the Etruscans the Romans overthrew
- 13. this is what allies had to pay the Romans
- 14. this is the name of the iron spear Romans fought with
- 17. this allowed some conquered people to become citizens
- 18. wealthy landowners who held powerful roles in the government
- 20. this is the name of the iron sword Romans fought with
- 21. the lower class
- 22. the representatives in the Senate who repped the lower class
- 23. these mountains extend from northern to southern Italy
- 24. the shape the country of Italy forms
- 25. these mountains separate Italy from northern Europe
Down
- 2. this is the brother in the second legend who won a contest and named the city Rome
- 4. the type of government which citizens elect representatives to govern them
- 5. passes located in these allowed settlements to link together
- 6. this group is who the Romans modeled their army from
- 8. the continent Italy is located in
- 9. military strategy which divided the soldiers into smaller groups
- 12. this group provided the Romans with the alphabet
- 15. the sea located next to Italy
- 16. the first emperor of Italy
- 19. physical feature that has resulted in eruptions/earthquakes