Across
- 2. leader of the Visigoths
- 7. invaders from the east
- 8. gave an account of the Germanic people
- 10. most famous Greek writer of the Roman empire
- 11. first Christian martyr
- 15. law written to end the persecution of Christians
- 16. brought about peace from 31 B.C. to A.D.180
- 17. "first citizen" title Octavian gave himself
- 18. emperor during the time of Christ
- 20. writings of Ovid
- 22. charged Jesus with disrupting the state
- 24. written by Virgil
- 26. "Homer of Rome"
- 27. emperor of Rome when Christianity was the official language
- 28. Roman ruler who officially ended the persecution of Christians
- 30. recorded the conflict between the Jews and the Romans
- 32. Germanic tribe that established a king of North Africa
Down
- 1. wrote satires on the loose morals and social problems of Rome
- 3. leader of the Huns
- 4. Octavian's family name
- 5. worst and last ruler who persecuted the Christians
- 6. "Roman Peace" the period of peace and prosperity of the ancient world
- 9. "poet of the Augustan Age"
- 12. commander of the Romans who destroyed Jerusalem
- 13. the two greatest Latin literature producers (two names)
- 14. Germanic tribe invaders
- 19. wrote of mythology and love
- 20. belief that exercised a strong influence on the church and would live apart from society
- 21. came up with the geometric theory of the earth
- 23. wrote of Roman History
- 24. name Octavian is most remembered for
- 25. ruler who began the first official persecution of the Christians
- 29. made advancements in medicine in the Roman empire
- 31. believed to have impacted the world for Christ more than any other Christian