Across
- 1. - an official of the Roman Republic elected by the plebeians to protect their rights
- 4. - an irrigation system invented by the Etruscans - inhabitants of Etruria, a land just north of palatine
- 8. - a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman Republic
- 11. - an arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or roof
- 13. - a theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom
- 14. - a person trained to fight another person to death for public entertainment
- 16. - one of two chief leaders in the Roman Republic
- 21. - spoken and written words used to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings
- 22. - a half-round or hemisphere-shaped roof
- 23. - human creations intended to express beauty and convey messages
- 24. - the science of building structure and the like
- 26. - a period of European history around the 14th century in which there was rebirth of interest and accomplishments in art, literature, and learning
- 27. - in the Roman Republic, a rich man who held power
Down
- 2. - a form of government with elected leaders
- 3. - wars fought between Rome and Carthage
- 5. - to refuse to approve proposals of government made by the senate
- 6. - a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs
- 7. - a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
- 9. - the process of becoming larger, such as of an empire
- 10. - people from the ancient country of Latium, an area in which is now the country of Italy
- 12. - a contribution of one culture to another
- 15. - The art of designing building
- 17. - a city in Italy
- 18. - one of the common people in the Roman Republic
- 19. - a legal system
- 20. - one of the seven hills in ancient Rome
- 25. - having the characteristics of Roman art with a strong Greek influence