Roman Empire to Fall of Rome Puzzle

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  1. 5. Which part of the Roman empire fell first?
  2. 7. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the _______ Empire.
  3. 8. King of the Roman gods; was Zeus to the Greeks.
  4. 10. Volcano the buried two Roman cities in 79 A.D.
  5. 11. I tried to help Marc Antony win the civil war but we ended up committing suicide when we lost the war.
  6. 12. These were used to bring water to Roman cities from the mountains.
  7. 15. First Emperor of the Roman Empire; created a fire & police department for Rome.
  8. 17. Goddess of wisdom and war for the Romans; was Athena to the Greeks.
  9. 18. The queen of the Roman gods and goddess of marriage; Hera to the Greeks.
  10. 20. You could make money at gladiator games by doing this.
  11. 21. What Roman Numeral is this XXIV (you will need to write it in words)
  12. 22. The Roman god of the underworld; Hades to the Greeks.
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  1. 1. Tickets to see gladiator contests were __________ to the public.
  2. 2. Roman city preserved by the eruption of a volcano in 79 A.D.
  3. 3. This gladiator had a curved sword and a very small round shield.
  4. 4. Known as the fisherman this gladiator used a net and trident as weapons.
  5. 6. This group of three men came together to avenge the death of Julius Caesar.
  6. 9. This is where most people in Rome got their water.
  7. 13. Adopted son of Julius Caesar, helped bring Caesar’s assassins to justice.
  8. 14. United with Octavian to bring Caesar’s assassins to justice; allied with Cleopatra but lost civil war to Octavian.
  9. 16. Gladiators were determined heavily or lightly armed by the size of their ____.
  10. 19. Roman emperor who sang while Rome burned and blamed the fire on the Christians.