Gemmae Cornēliae
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Rome, about 150 BC. Cornelia, daughter of the great general Scipio Africanus, is a widow bringing up her children alone. She has turned down an offer of marriage from a king of Egypt to do it. Today a wealthy lady has come to dinner, and she cannot stop showing off her rings, necklaces and precious stones.
At last she asks to see Cornelia's jewels. Cornelia smiles and asks her to wait until her sons come home from school. Seven puzzles stand between you and Cornelia's answer. Solve them all, and one last word tells you what Cornelia showed her.
Crossword — the family, the guest and the jewels, in Latin from Book 2.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done at dinner.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, ostendit ("shows") and respondet ("replies"), in the imperfect, perfect and pluperfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the dining room, 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 Cornelia's dining room. 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 at dinner. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Fīliōs — her sons. When Tiberius and Gaius came home from school, Cornelia put her arms round them and said: “These are my jewels.” The two boys grew up to be among the most famous Romans of their age.