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Story of Civ. I Chapters 30 & 31

Across
While on his way toward his death by wild beasts, ______________ wrote a letter which can be read today as a testimony to Christian beliefs.
Nero ruthlessly persecuted and killed Christians, and blamed them for the great ______________ in 64 A.D.
Caligula famously tried to get his ______________ appointed consul.
Caligula’s uncle, ______________, didn’t even want to rule. He was a studious sort, but was appointed emperor after Caligula's death nonetheless.
People of wealth and influence on whom the less wealthy people or organizations rely for help
______________ was equally very cruel and partially insane. He killed many members of his own family including his own mother and his wife.
Someone from outside of the Roman empire who did not have the Roman culture.
Nero eventually killed himself in 68 A.D. ending the ___________ line of rulers.
Tiberius’ grandnephew, ______________, reigned until 41 AD He was insane.
______________ Caesar was the first Roman emperor. He had a long reign and restored peace to the Roman world. He died in 17AD after 48 years of reign.
His successor and step-son ______________ Caesar was a bad and cruel ruler. He died in 37AD.
Used for horse racing and gladiator fights; it could even be flooded to stage ship battles! It is
Down
Under Nero, St Peter was ______________ upside down.
She murdered her husband Claudius and his son so that her own son, Nero, could assume the throne of emperor.
Built to protect Roman Britain from the Barbarians further north.
______________ had a christian leader called Ignatius of Antioch shipped back to Rome to face the lions in the Colosseum. St Ignatius refused to worship the gods of Rome.
St Paul was ______________.
After the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem, 100,000 Jews were carried off into ______________.
After the death of Nero, there was chaos for one year, then the general Vespasian took control. He was kind hearted and a good leader. He built the ______________ , still standing in Rome today!
At the start of Vespasian’s rule, the ______________ were taking up arms in Jerusalem against the Roman legions. They wanted independence.
A country farm or home outside of a city, owned by wealthy city dwellers.