Download and print this free ancient Rome word search — 15 hidden words marching straight out of the FORUM, from a lone GLADIATOR in the COLOSSEUM to the aqueducts that kept the whole EMPIRE running. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for unit starters, museum-trip follow-ups, or a fast warm-up before your Rome test.
The word list is easy-to-medium: TOGA, LATIN and FORUM give younger solvers quick wins, while CENTURION, AQUEDUCT and COLOSSEUM stretch vocabulary a little further. It works from about grade 5 up, and pairs nicely with a class debate on REPUBLIC versus EMPIRE or a look at what buried VESUVIUS.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word belongs to Rome: a CAESAR ruling the EMPIRE, a CENTURION commanding his LEGION, a GLADIATOR fighting in the COLOSSEUM, and craftsmen laying MOSAIC tile near the old REPUBLIC’s FORUM. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- SENATE
- EMPIRE
- GLADIATOR
- COLOSSEUM
- LEGION
- CAESAR
- AQUEDUCT
- TOGA
- FORUM
- CENTURION
- REPUBLIC
- MOSAIC
- VESUVIUS
- LATIN
- EMPEROR