Diēs Comitiōrum
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The forum of Pompeii on voting day. Citizens queue to drop their small wooden voting tablets into the baskets, a wealthy candidate arrives in his litter, sailors from the harbour join the line, and supporters wave palm branches. Pigeons peck between the paving stones, untroubled by it all.
When the last tablet is in, the votes will be counted. Seven puzzles stand between you and the result. Solve them all, and one last word tells you who won.
Crossword — the vote, the town and public life, in Latin from Book 3.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done on voting day.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, ēligō ("choose, elect") and numerō ("count"), in the passive: present, imperfect and perfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the forum, 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 voting day. Every clue gives the English meaning; you supply the Latin. Fill the grid — every crossing letter must agree both ways. Five cells are marked in red: once the grid is solved, their letters unscramble into one more word.
The grid is correct. Unscramble the five red letters:
Seven things done on voting day. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Tandem — at last. When every tablet had been counted, the result was announced: Holconius was elected, and his friends cheered him all the way home.