Roman Republic

2. a city the Roman army destroyed in 146 BCE
6. by crossing this river, Caesar effectively declared war on Rome
10. in 451 BCE, the laws of the Republic were finally written down on the ________ _________.
11. a large sea that Rome fought wars to gain control of
13. the series of wars between Rome and Carthage are known as the ________ Wars .
16. Ruled the Italian Peninsula until the Romans rebelled against them
18. the actual lowest class of people in the Roman Republic, most were brought back to Rome as prisoners of war
19. the plebeians were unhappy that laws were not _________ ________
20. a neighboring people that Rome formed an alliance with early in their expansion period

1. the title Julius Caesar forced the Senate to grant him
3. The Roman Republic's greatest enemy, successfully invaded northern Italy
4. the wars the Roman Republic fought between 264 and 146 BCE were mostly for control of this
5. could not join the Senate before 367 BCE
7. the general who tried and failed to keep Julius Caesar from taking control of Rome
8. a group of 300 Romans who made laws for the republic
9. a form of government with elected leaders
12. name taken by the first emperor of Rome
14. Julius Caesar's grand nephew, before becoming emperor
15. a rich, upper-class Roman citizen
17. invaded Rome and destroyed much of the city