Pater Patriae
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Rome, 5 February, 2 BC. The whole Senate has come to the house of Augustus on the Palatine hill, where a golden shield hangs by the door between two laurel trees. Their spokesman hails him with a new title, and the old emperor, now sixty, answers with tears in his eyes.
Eighteen centuries later the same title was given to George Washington. Seven puzzles stand between you and the end of the ceremony. Solve them all, and one last word names what Rome gave him that day.
Crossword — the emperor, the Senate and the state, in Latin from Book 4.
Anagrams — unscramble seven words from the ceremony.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two deponent verbs, loquor ("speak") and cōnor ("try"): passive in form, active in meaning.
Picture Count — reassemble the house on the Palatine, 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 of Roman power. Every clue gives the English meaning; you supply the Latin. Fill the grid — every crossing letter must agree both ways. Eight cells are marked in red: once the grid is solved, their letters unscramble into one more word.
The grid is correct. Unscramble the eight red letters:
Seven words from the ceremony. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Clāmor — the roar of the crowd. “Fathers of the Senate,” Augustus answered in tears, “I have achieved all I prayed for.” Outside, the whole of Rome cheered the first man to be called Father of his Country.