ACROSS 1. Shoelaces of Italy’s boot
2. City named after Romulus (4)
3. A group of soldiers
4. Killed by Romulus
5. Rome’s country
6. Rome’s river (5)
7. She raised two abandoned boys
8. Head of Roman government
DOWN
1. Written by Virgil
2. Rome’s early government
6. Remus and Romulus
9. Salad
THIS IS A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Why did the crew of the zong ship throw some captive africans overboard? a. there was not enough space in the ship. b. the captives’ deaths were covered by insurance. c. the ship did not have adequate food. d. the ship did not have sufficient crew to care for the sick captives. e. the african captives rebelled against the crew.