Rome Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire
  2. 3. a republic in central Europe split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
  3. 6. defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium in 63 BC- AD 14
  4. 8. the second largest continent
  5. 10. a resident of modern Rome
  6. 12. capital and largest city of Italy
  7. 14. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
  8. 15. the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed
  9. 16. have dominance or the power to defeat over
  10. 18. the 2nd smallest continent
  11. 20. any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
  12. 21. supreme authority, absolute dominion
  13. 24. a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
  14. 26. The largest continent
  15. 28. a member of an uncivilized people
  16. 29. ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
  17. 30. rules an empire
  18. 31. Emperor of Rome, son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus, instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant
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  1. 2. Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
  2. 3. a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat in ancient rome
  3. 4. a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
  4. 5. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan
  5. 7. an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
  6. 9. he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303
  7. 11. a group of countries under a single authority
  8. 13. Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered
  9. 17. Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC
  10. 19. the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BCthe ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC
  11. 22. son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career
  12. 23. a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
  13. 25. Rome adopted their culture
  14. 27. Roman Emperor and adoptive son of Nerva extended the Roman Empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building