Cincinnātus
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458 BC. A Roman army is trapped by its enemies, and Rome is in danger. The senators ride out to a small farm across the Tiber, where they find Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus ploughing his own field. They beg him to become dictator and save the city. His wife Racilia brings him his toga.
George Washington was often compared to him: a leader who took power in a crisis and then gave it back. Seven puzzles stand between you and the end of the story. Solve them all, and one last word tells you what he wanted afterwards.
Crossword — the farm, the city and the senators, in Latin from Book 1.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done on the farm and in the city.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, labōrat ("works") and vocat ("calls"), in the present, imperfect and perfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the farm, then count what you see.
Odd One Out — find the word that doesn't belong in each row to build the story, then answer questions about it.
Final Rebus — one clue from every lock. Their first letters spell the final word.
Every answer box checks itself. Spelling and capitals are forgiving, and macrons are never needed.
Fifteen words from the farm and the city. Every clue gives the English meaning; you supply the Latin. Fill the grid — every crossing letter must agree both ways. Seven cells are marked in red: once the grid is solved, their letters unscramble into one more word.
The grid is correct. Unscramble the seven red letters:
Seven things done on the farm and in the city. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Parvus — small. Cincinnatus saved Rome, but he asked for no reward: all he wanted was to go back to his small farm across the Tiber. Americans later saw the same spirit in George Washington.