The City Gives Thanks

A Thanksgiving Latin escape room for Latin III

The Senate has decreed a day of public thanksgiving. Priests lead sacrificial animals to the altars of the Forum, incense rises to the gods, and the whole city turns out for a genuine Roman supplicātiō. Solve seven puzzles to see the ceremony through.

Fully self-contained, self-grading, and ready in seconds — just open the link and go. Perfect for a no-prep substitute lesson, a Thanksgiving-week activity, or a stand-alone review day.

Play the escape room

Share the “Play” link with your class. It runs in the browser, with nothing to install. Sound adds to the atmosphere.

What's inside

7 self-grading locks: crossword, anagrams, cipher riddle, verb-form matching (active AND passive), picture count, odd-one-out story, final rebus
A genuine detail from the Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Peace) procession relief as the title/backdrop photo
Original illustrated Thanksgiving-Roman courtyard artwork for the picture-count puzzle
Instant self-grading — no accounts, no setup

Illustration from the picture-count lock of The City Gives Thanks

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