Templum Veneris et Rōmae
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21 April AD 121: the birthday of Rome. The emperor Hadrian has chosen this day to dedicate a vast new temple to Venus, mother of the Roman people, and to Roma, the goddess of the city itself. Priests in white lead a procession to the altar, soldiers with shields line the way, and doves, the birds of Venus, fly overhead.
Seven puzzles stand between you and the end of the ceremony. Solve them all, and one last word names what Hadrian prayed that Rome would be.
Crossword — the city, the gods and the ceremony, 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 verbs, laudō ("praise") and colō ("worship"), as gerundives of obligation ("must be …").
Picture Count — reassemble the temple steps, 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 ceremony. 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 words from the ceremony. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Laetus — rejoicing. On Rome's birthday the emperor prayed that the city would last for ever, and the people of Rome cheered as the doves of Venus flew above the greatest temple in the city.