Gladiātōrēs
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The amphitheatre of Pompeii, packed with twenty thousand spectators. Trumpeters blow their long trumpets, slaves rake the sand, and lions pace behind a grille, waiting for their turn. Down in the arena, the gladiators are fighting, and the crowd is on its feet.
Celadus, the favourite of every girl in Pompeii, is fighting today. Seven puzzles stand between you and the end of the show. Solve them all, and one last word is what the crowd roars for him.
Crossword — the amphitheatre and the games, in Latin from Book 1.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things that happen at the games.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, pugnat ("fights") and superat ("overcomes"), in the present, imperfect and perfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the amphitheatre, 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.
Sixteen words from the amphitheatre. 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 that happen at the games. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Missus — spared. Celadus has won, and his beaten opponent lies on the sand. The crowd waves and shouts for mercy, the editor of the games agrees, and the man is let go to fight another day.