I'm adding back in some of the materials to my Latin routine, now that I've got the semester safely started at my real job - so the Twitter section is back now, along with Aesopus Elegiacus! :-)
HODIE: ante diem quartum decimum Kalendas Septembres. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.
TODAY'S TWITTER:
Vita Caesaris: You can see my IVLIVS CAESAR feed with a sentence from Plutarch's Life of Caesar each day in Greek, Latin and English. Today's Latin portion is the last part of chapter 7, regarding Catiline's trial: ... placere ut in urbes Italiae arbitrio Ciceronis electas diuisi in custodia teneantur, donec Catilina debellato senatus per otium de causis singulorum cognoscere ac statuere queat.
Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Proverbia feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one from today: In praesens ova cras modo pullis sunt meliora (English: Eggs right now are better than chicks tomorrow!).
TODAY'S PROVERBS:
You can get access to all the proverb of the day scripts (also available as random proverb scripts) at the SchoolhouseWidgets.com website.
Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Omne solum forti patria est ut piscibus aequor (English: Every land is a homeland for the courageous man, as water is a homeland for the fish). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is, which definitely matches my life over the past couple of weeks, is: Labore floret. (English: With hard work, it flourishes).
Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is: Alit lectio ingenium (English: Reading nourishes talent).
Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Quis est meus proximus? (Luke 10:29). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.
Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Camelus, cupiens cornua, aures perdidit (English: The camel, wanting horns, lost his ears - an allusion to the wonderful Aesop's fable about the ambitious camel).
Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Non uno est condita Roma die (English: Roma was not founded in one day... which is still a famous saying in English even today!).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου (English: Many things happen between the edge of the cup and the edge of the lip - in other words, "There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip" - one of my very favorite sayings!). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.
TODAY'S FABLES:
Ictibus Felicibus: Today's fable with macrons and accent marks is Agricola et Anguis, the story of a farmer who foolishly took pity on a snake.
Aesopus Elegiacus: I'm hoping to get enough elegiac Aesopic poetry to publish a little book of the poems next summer. Today's elegiac fable is Lupus et Hystrix, the story of a sneaky wolf and a very wise porcupine. There is also a word list, courtesy of NoDictionaries.com!
Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow is De Sene et Morte, the story of the old man who thought he wanted to die... but he was wrong!
Tar Heel Readers: Materials continue to accumulate at Tar Heel Reader (keep up with the latest items at the Libelli Latini blog). Today I decided to feature Gilbo, Pars Secunda, the second in Anthony Gibbins's series of little stories about Gilbo and his family!
