Ancient Roman Vocab

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (6)
  2. 5. A vote that blocks a decision (4)
  3. 7. One of the common people (8)
  4. 9. A person hired to fight for another country than their own (9)
  5. 11. The head of the Roman Catholic Church (4)
  6. 13. A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner (8)
  7. 14. A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley (8)
  8. 15. Archaic terms for army (6)

Down

  1. 1. A diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in (6)
  2. 2. The apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne (7)
  3. 3. A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority (6)
  4. 6. A person of refined upbringing and manners (9)
  5. 8. A subdivision of a larger religious group (4)
  6. 9. The awaited king of the Jews (7)
  7. 10. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people (8)
  8. 12. One who suffers for the sake of principle (6)