The Romans Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fasces : carried by the bodyguards of roman senators
• greeks : the romans adopted many things from the:
• caligula : emperor who had a temple built for himself
• paterfamilias : father of the family in ancient rome
• thermopolia : roman fast-food place
• circus maximus : where the chariot races occurred in ancient rome
• colosseum : originally called the flavian ampitheater
• carthage : rome fought against them in the punic wars
• augustus : rome's first emperor
• caesar : declared himself "dictator for life"
• gaul : present-day france
• pax romana : 200 years of relative peace during the roman empire
• sicily : an island gained by the romans after the punic wars
• plebeians : made up 95% of the roman population; had less power
• patricians : made up 5% of the roman population; had more power
• republic: a government in which people elect representatives
• monarchy: type of government rome had under the etruscans
• keystone : the middle part of the arch that holds everything together
• pluto : in greek mythology this god is called "hades", but to the romans he is:
• jupiter : the roman king of the gods
• arch : a curved design perfected by the romans that made buildings stronger
• latin : language spoken by the romans
• leg : the acronym mr. felton gave for remembering the early romans