People & Places of Ancient Rome Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• carthage : area founded by phoenicians on the coast of north africa. it was the largest and richest state due to being an enormous trading empire.
• spartacus : he was a famous gladiator who led a revolt defeating several roman legions.
• trajan : he helped poor parents educate their children and extended roman rule.
• africa : this was the former territory of carthage after it became a roman province.
• greek : group who influenced rome by cultivating foods, passing on their alphabet and art. also, the language of the eastern part of the empire.
• hadrian : he built a wall to keep out the picts and scots along northern britain and withdrew forces from much of mesopotamia.
• indo european : group of people who moved as well as the greek and etruscans
• nero : an emperor who killed anyone in his way and whose legions revolted against him.
• italian peninsula : an important crossroad between western and eastern mediterranean sea.
• latium : conquered and gave rome control over a large part of the italian peninsula.
• caesar : a military leader who started a civil war and then became dictator. his actions ended the republic and began the empire.
• etruscans : group who mostly influenced the early development of rome and ruled rome for a time.
• pompey : a military hero who commanded in spain and was defeated by caesar.
• augustus : title given to octavian that was normally reserved for the gods. he was declared a god by the senate.
• horace : a poet who pointed out the vices and follies of his time.
• hannibal : carthaginian general raised to fight the romans.
• sicily : city fought over by the carthaginians and romans.
• caracalla : he gave citizenship to every free person.
• cincinnatus : a farmer who became dictator to defend rome.
• rome : the capital of the empire with the largest population.
• marius : roman general who created a new way to recruit army volunteers.