TCI Rome Lesson 1

3. The Roman general that was named dictator for life
4. A war between groups in the same country
8. A ruler with absolute power
9. The period of conquest when Rome conquered Britain, Egypt, and the land up to the Danube River
12. The Roman general that fought Julius Caesar during the civil wars in Rome
14. The North African city and naval power that fought Rome in the Punic Wars
18. The body of land that Rome sits in the middle of
19. The city in central Italy that became the capital of a vast Mediterranean Empire
20. The period of conquest when Rome conquered the Carthaginians

1. The period of conquest when Rome conquered most of Gaul, Asia Minor, and North Africa
2. The period of conquest when Rome conquered the Italian Peninsula
5. A government that uses elected leaders to make decisions
6. The animals that Hannibal rode across the Alps to try to intimidate the Romans during the Second Punic War
7. The Carthaginian general that fought Rome during the Second Punic War
10. The river that formed the Roman Empire's northern natural boundary
11. The sea that lies between Africa and Europe that the Romans called "our sea"
13. The first emperor of Rome
15. The series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage beginning in 264 B.C.E.
16. The mountain range that is north of Italy and was crossed by Hannibal during the Second Punic War on war elephants
17. The 200 year period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire