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Ancient Rome: word search
Find the ten words. They read across, down or diagonally. Then read what each one means.
| W | M | I | L | L | S | T | O | N | E | V | W |
| P | D | A | M | A | U | S | O | L | E | U | M |
| B | R | D | S | O | H | B | V | B | I | T | V |
| M | Y | E | E | N | W | W | O | N | I | A | P |
| I | Q | W | S | P | L | A | N | I | S | T | A |
| O | U | D | F | S | I | P | N | M | R | R | G |
| D | A | O | H | A | F | T | U | L | O | K | I |
| E | E | L | Y | V | H | I | A | T | F | R | L |
| S | S | I | N | S | R | F | A | P | K | C | D |
| G | T | U | C | T | D | N | Y | M | H | P | E |
| W | O | M | A | L | E | C | Y | H | E | F | D |
| E | R | B | I | S | A | N | Y | S | H | E | O |
- Lanista: The owner or manager of a troupe of gladiators.
- Press: A machine for squeezing out liquid.
- Epitaph: Words written on a tomb.
- Gilded: Covered with a thin layer of gold.
- Dolium: A large clay jar; snack bars set them into their counters (plural dolia).
- Senator: A member of the Senate.
- Millstone: A heavy stone used to grind grain.
- Mausoleum: A large, grand tomb.
- Quaestor: An official in charge of public money.
- Atrium: The main hall, open to the sky.
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