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Across 4. A religion that began in the first century AD 5. A Roman philosopher and public speaker 6. A government in which people elect their leaders 8. The decay of people’s values 10. A council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city’s leaders 12. Consisting of three parts 13. A raised channel used to carry water 15. Ruler of the Byzantine Empire from AD 527 to AD 565 16. People who follow the teachings of another person 19. Rome’s most powerful magistrates 21. Caesar’s adopted son 22. A word that means “God’s chosen one” in Hebrew 23. A person who is a public speaker 24. A group of men who received special training from Jesus

Down 1. Punishing a group because of its beliefs 2. What Christians call Jesus’s rise from the dead 3. Groups of soldiers 4. The first Roman emperor to become a Christian 7. Rome’s common people 9. Noble, powerful citizens of Rome 11. Rulers with almost absolute power 14. A peaceful period that lasted for the first 200 years of the Roman Empire (2 Words) 17. Outlying areas that Rome controlled 18. A person who dies for his or her religious beliefs 20. The holy book of Christianity