Mātrōnālia
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Pompeii, 1 March. It is the Matronalia, the festival of Juno and of Roman mothers. Husbands give presents to their wives, children honour their mothers, and in many houses the mistress herself cooks a dinner for the slave women.
In the house of Caecilius, Metella is getting ready for the evening, and Quintus has a surprise for her. Seven puzzles stand between you and the feast. Solve them all, and one last word tells you how the house felt that night.
Crossword — the family, the house and the feast, in Latin from Book 1.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done at the festival.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, laudat ("praises") and parat ("prepares"), in the present, imperfect and perfect.
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.
Sixteen words from the family feast. 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 the festival. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Laetus — happy. On the Matronalia the whole household was happy: Metella had her gift from Caecilius and the praise of her son, and for one evening the slave women were the guests at dinner.