detectives in togas final Flashcards
what items were stolen when Xan. was assaulted?
several mathematical textbooks, a few unimportant pictures, his Pythagoras, the second roll of Euclid’s mathematical writings, his own monumental work on the acute angles of obtuse triangles
how did Xan. get to the boys’ cave?
he was carried in a sedan chair
who lied and told the the boys he was the culprit in the cave and where was he before he said it?
Caius; he was hiding behind a pile of junk
who wrote “CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL’’ the first time?
Rufus
why did Rufus go to see Lukos?
so Lukos would put a spell on Xantippus so he would forget to tell Livia the next day
who opened the curtain to Xan.’s alcove in chapter 3?
Mucius
who wrote the letter to the emperor and why did HE get to write it?
Flavius; he has the best handwriting
where did Flavius write the letter to the emperor?
on the back of Julius’s book of Cicero’s orations
where does Megabates live?
in a tenement house
where is the Field of Mars located?
behind the bakery
where does TELLUS live?
the Garden of Lucullus
what happened in chapter 1?
Rufus wrote “CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL” on a writing tablet because caius was poking him with a stylus. Caius called Rufus the son of a coward, so Rufus charged at him. They got into a big fight and Xantippus got really mad. He got so mad that he expelled Rufus.
what happened in chapter 2?
The boys showed up @ school and Xantippus wasn’t there. They decided to brainstorm where he might be and Antonius brought up Lukos. They talked about hime and what he did, then they heard a muffled groan coming from the alcove in the back of the classroom the Xantippus lived in.
what happened in chapter 3?
-The boys discussed whether or not to open the “groaning
wardrobe”.
-Mucius nervous opened the wardrobe door
-Xantippus was lying in it with his hands tied up and a rag
in his mouth
-The boys untied him and he said “I was assaulted last
night!”
what happened in chapter 4?
-Xantippus was untied and he told the boys what had
happened the night before
-He told them to clean his room to see if anything was
missing
-Xantippus told the boys they would have a vacation until
his leg healed
-the boys found the words “CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL” written
in RED PAINT on the wall of the Temple of Minerva
what happened in chapter 5?
-the boys came to a conclusion and decided that Rufus
must been the one to desecrate the temple
-Claudia-Caius’s sister- comes out and tells them that her
dad(Senator Vinicius) is really mad about the desecration
-Mucius tells everyone that they need to help Rufus hide,
so he comes up with a plan
-the boys go to Rufus’s house and tell him to go into hiding,
but he refuses and swears that he didn’t do it
what happened in chapter 6?
-Rufus gave them an example of his handwriting, so they
could compare it to the writing on the wall
-Antonius and Publius went the the Temple of Minerva
to compare the writing
-they came back and told them that it matched, so Mucius
told Rufus to run away; he said NO
-the boys go to Xantippus’s apartment and ask him where
the old writing tablet; it was stolen, then they found a
gold chain, it belonged to the burglar
what happened in chapter 7?
-Xantippus explains the chain w/ hieroglyphics on it and
thread hanging, which came off the burglar’s rain cloak
-9 a.m. there is a large crowd in front of the big building
they were looking at a newspaper
-written in neat, small letters in the middle, is the info about
Temple of Minerva desecration
what happened in chapter 8?
-the boys get out of the crowd and decide to talk to
Senator Vinicius
-the boys get to Vinicius’s house, but the doorkeeper won’t
let them in-Claudia will!
-the boys tell senator vinicius about their theory on the
writing, and he calls Scribonus (a handwriting expert)
-Scribonus come and claims that the handwriting is genuine
what happened in chapter 9?
-Vinicius drags Claudia along with him and the boys
hurry to go tell Rufus
-when they got there, Livia(Rufus’s mother) was sitting in
the living room crying because Rufus was arrested
-the boys went to Rufus’s room to get their school stuff, and
they found a bundle of wet clothes under his bed
-Livia was told that Rompus was on his way back with some
very important news
what happened in chapter 10?
-Rompus tells Livia that her husband won his next battle
in Gaul
-Mucius told Rompus about Rufus and why he got arrested
-Rompus tells everyone that Rufus was out all night and
that he was acting really strange
-Mucius suggests they go see Lukos for their future
what happened in chapter 11?
-the boys gathered as much money as they could and
headed to Lukos’s house
-they told Lukos that they needed to know who the gold
chain belonged to
-Lukos “blew up” and they ran all the way to the Forum;
when they go there, they couldn’t find Mucius anywhere
-Mucius climbed out a trapdoor and fell into the ∫å†˙ß øƒ
∂ˆå˜å(Baths of Diana)
what happened 12?
-Mucius found a trap door in Lukos’s house and escaped
through it
-Mucius jumped from Lukos’s roof to the flat roof of the
∫å†˙ßøƒ∂ˆå˜å
-he fell through the roof and landed in a pool of water with
a strong current; it carried him a long way until he figured
out he was in the ∫å†˙ßøƒ∂ˆå˜å
-the bath water finished draining and Mucius got out; he
was really tired, so he used Rufus’s cloak as a pillow and
he fell asleep on a bench
what happened in chapter 13?
-the superintendent came and woke Mucius up by yelling “I
caught you this time!”
-Mucius told him he hadn’t been in the pool the night
before and the man mocked him
-Mucius told him that he was the son of Marius Domitius,
the Tribune, and the man’s attitude changed
-the man let Mucius go, and he ran out to tell the boys
everything
what happened in chapter 14?
-Mucius told the boys everything that happened the night
before and the boys were dumbstruck
-the boys sat their cave and tried to figure out who the
culprit was
-Flavius suggested they write a note to the emperor to get Rufus out of jail
-Xantippus showed up and told them that the NEWSPAPER proved Rufus innocent
what happened in chapter 15?
-Xantippus comes to the cave after Livia and Rompus asked him for help and the boys tell him all the details of
the last 24 hours
-Xan. tells them “our point is the newspaper report!” Rufus
is innocent for sure!
-the newspaper was written before the desecration
because the last person in the Censor’s office leaves 5th
hour at the latest
-the boys must 1st find out the courier who brought the
news to the Censor’s office
what happened in chapter 16?
-the boys went to the Censor’s office and the guard said
the official who takes late news wasn’t there
-the boys went to Megabates’ house to ask him about the
desecration of the temple
-Megabates questioned them until he learned they were
sons of senators and tribunes
-he told them that ex-consul Tellus was the one who
brought the news
what happened in chapter 17?
-when the boys let Xan. know it was Tellus, he says there
no reason for him to be jealous of Praetonius
-Tellus had a party the night of March 20 in which someone
told him to bring the news
-Antonius goes to Tellus’s house to try to memorize the list
of party guests because he has the best memory
-Xan. makes the boys do school work while Antonius is at
Tellus’s house
what happened in chapter 18?
-Antonius gets drunk at Tellus’s house and tells them
everything
-Antonius finds the cloak with the chain in Tellus’s closet
-a released prisoner brings boys a message from Rufus
which is “TEAR THE SHEEP’S CLOTHING OFF THE RED
WOLF!”
-Antonius sees Tellus across the street; it’s raining
what happened in chapter 19?
-Tellus goes into bakery and boys follow hime to see what’s
going on
-baker says Telllus went out back door, so boys go too
-they see Tellus go into a vaulted room in Lukos’s house
-Lukos comes out and sees the boys- he tells them he is
the culprit
what happened in chapter 20?
-lukos tells boys he desecrated temple
-lukos tells boys how he forged Rufus’s writing
-he told them he was going to lock them in his house
forever so Mucius attacked him
-lukos punched caius and he got really mad ,so he hit him
on the head with a stool, he fell unconscious
what happened in chapter 21?
-tellus is alive! het tells boys why he was lukos
-rufus came to him and saw him w/o his wig
-tellus desecrated temple before rufus found out about
his father’s victory
-lights go out, sen. vin.+ soldiers come in, they find tellus in bottom of drained ∫å†˙ßøƒ∂ˆå˜å
what happened in chapter 22?
-boys are back in school and Xan. teaching!
-Livia had a party for everyone at her home
-Xan. JOKES about Claudia not putting a spell on teachers
-Xan. begins to laugh at Caius’s response to his question
he says “Caius, you really are a dumbbell!”
what happened in chapter 20?
-lukos tells the boys why he desecrated the temple and
how he forged it
-he told them he was going to lock them in his house
forever, so Mucius umped at him and grabbed his sword
-lukos punched Caius which made Caius really mad,so he
hit him on the head with a stool
-Mucius pulled at Lukos’s hair and it was a wig! underneath
was a big scar running across his head LUKOS=TELLUS!
what happened in chapter 21?
-tellus is alive! tells boys why he needs to be lukos
-Rufus came back after getting expelled to get LUKOS to
put a spell on Xan. but when he got there LUKOS=TELLUS
-Tellus desecrated temple so Rufus would be in jail before
he heard of victory in Gaul
-lights go out, sen. vin.+soldiers break into lukos’s house
and they find Tellus dead at the bottom of the drained
