Senex Fortis
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Pompeii, AD 79. In a bar near the forum, an old man sits with a cup of wine. Thirty-six years ago he was a young legionary, one of the soldiers who crossed the sea with the emperor Claudius to invade Britain. He still has the scar on his arm.
The boys of the street have heard that he tells good stories, and the merchants at the next tables are listening too. Seven puzzles stand between you and the end of his tale. Solve them all, and one last word tells you what the boys thought of him.
Crossword — soldiers, battles and the bar, in Latin from Book 1.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done in the bar.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, intrat ("enters") and pugnat ("fights"), in the present, imperfect and perfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the bar, 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 the old soldier's story. 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 things done in the bar. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Fortis — brave. The boys thought the old man the bravest soldier in Pompeii. He had crossed the Ocean to Britain with Claudius in AD 43, fought in its battles and come home with a scar and a story to tell.