Chapter 7: Review Sheet Provided by Faith Ferri Crossword

A chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year to run the government and lead the army.
The state that Rome fought against in the Punic Wars.
The greatest of the Carthaginian generals; swore that he would always hate the Romans.
An official of the Roman Republic in charge of enforcing civil law.
People who influenced the early development of Rome; from whom the toga originated.
A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote.
In the Roman Republic, a social class consisting of minor landholders, craftspeople. merchants, and small farmers.
A social class of wealthy, powerful landowners; formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic.
Rome's first code of laws; adopted in 450 B.C.
A universal law based on reason; principles included the idea of "innocent until proven guilty" and the right to defend oneself before a judge.
The first Roman province, won in the First Punic War.
In this war, a Roman army battled Hannibal's forces head on at Cannae and were devastated, but reconquered Italian cities and Spain before winning at the Battle of Zama.
A government by three people with equal power.
Surname of two brothers who had land taken from wealthy landowners and given to the poor; both murdered by a group of senators.
Roman general who created a new system of military recruitment by promising land to the poor in exchange for an oath of loyalty.
Part of the First Triumvirate; famous for crossing the Rubicon with his army rather than returning to Rome a private citizen.
Part of the First Triumvirate; defeated by Julius Caesar in a battle for control of the Roman government.
Part of the First Triumvirate; given command of Syria, killed in battle.
An absolute ruler.
Commander in chief; the Latin origin of the word "emperor."
Part of the Second Triumvirate; eventually became Rome's first Emperor and named "Augustus."
Part of the Second Triumvirate; allied himself with Cleopatra VII and eventually committed suicide with her after losing to Octavian at the Battle of Actium.
One of the corrupt emperors; persecuted and tortured Christians after blaming them for the Great Fire.
A period of peace and prosperity in Rome; lasted 200 years.
The process by which towns and cities become larger as population increases and more people begin to occupy a central area.
In the Roman social structure, the dominant male head of the household, which also included his wife, sons and their wives and children, unmarried daughters, and slaves.
The most distinguished poet of the Augustan Age; the author of the 𝘈𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘥.
At age 16, Roman boys received the toga of manhood, which instead of being edged with purple, was plain ____.
Led a slave revolt of 70,000; defeated several Roman armies before being trapped and killed in 71 B.C.
Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete with wooden-beam floors; poorly built and often collapsed or caught fire.