The Roman Empire (Mr. Baskin)

1. Curved, weight-bearing invention of the Romans that holds weight well.
5. This Caesar was Rome’s first emperor; created the calendar we use; mentor to Augustus; assassinated on the Ides of March.
7. Type of war--within a country--that was begun in Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
8. An all-powerful ruler; “Do what I say, or else!”
12. These structures carried life-giving water around the Roman Empire.
14. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. preserved this city in an ashen grave.
15. 50,000 miles of them were built by Roman soldiers; “All roads lead to Rome.”
16. The female pharaoh of Rome who gave Caesar money.
18. A count of citizens in a region; Rome did this so they would know how much tax money to demand; Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to be counted in Rome's _______.
19. This sea and the region was controlled solely by Rome after the defeat of Carthage in the Punic Wars.
20. The title all rulers after Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar were given; Latin root word: "imperator."

2. In the Roman Empire they were usually paid foreigners.
3. As Consul, Julius Caesar conquered this French territory and extended Roman control all the way to the English Channel.
4. The name taken by Octavian, Caesar’s successor and grand-nephew
6. _______Romana was the Latin name for the 200-year period of “Roman Peace.”
9. Means humongous” place; where gladiators fought to the death.
10. River that Caesar crossed with his army when the Senate recalled him to Rome; Problem: he crossed the river with his army, which was an act of war against Rome.
11. Fighters who fought to the death in the Colosseum; named after their sword: “gladiolus”
13. The public cleaning place in Rome where you could also see art, go to the library, and see museum exhibits.
17. The mother language of Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian.
18. A building invention of the Romans: strong and waterproof; holds stones together.