Across
- 5. idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
- 9. person of noble birth; aristocrat
- 10. river in central Italy that flow through Rome
- 11. Roman general in the Punic Wars
- 15. series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage
- 17. civilization in northern Africa known for sailing
- 18. roman general who became temporary dictator of Rome during war then gave up power once it was over
- 20. the power to cancel or postpone decisions
- 21. last King of the Etruscans
- 23. curved masonry construction for spanning an opening; invented by the Etruscans
- 25. highest rank of elected official in Rome; commander of the armies; chairman of Senate
Down
- 1. giant farm estate owned by rich partricians
- 2. first written laws of Ancient Rome
- 3. group of Roman citizens who created laws
- 4. type of government in which supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives
- 6. one of 10 officers elected to protect the interests and rights for plebeians
- 7. early Italian civilization before the Romans
- 8. a sea between Italy and Greece
- 12. brother reformers who urged senate to break up latifundias and give back to the people; both were killed
- 13. chain of mountains that extends the length of the entire Italian Peninsula
- 14. Italic language spoken in Ancient Rome
- 15. person belonging to the common people in Rome
- 16. legendary founder of the city of Rome who killed his brother and became first king of Rome
- 19. largest mountain range in Europe; north of Italy
- 22. capital city of Italy
- 24. Carthaginian general in the Punic Wars