HODIE: ante diem duodecimum 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 deals with the fall-out from Catiline's trial: Hi cum Caesaris orationem magno studio refellerent & Cato simul etiam suspicionem ei impingeret, coniurati isti ad necem traditi sunt. ln Caesarem uero senatu egredientem multi eorum iuuenum qui Ciceronem stipabant, nudatis gladiis irruerent....
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 another rhyming proverb from today: Ausūs MAIORES fert canis ante FORES (English: A dog dares greater acts of boldness in front of his own door).
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 Homines sunt eiusdem farinae (English: People are made from the same flour.). 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: Hydram secas (English: You're trying to cut up a hydra... tricky work: since the hydra is notorious for growing back again!).
Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is: Spargis porcis margaritas (English: You're scattering your pearls to the pigs - an allusion to the famous saying from the Gospel of Matthew).
Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Si ambulavero in valle mortis, non timebo malum quoniam tu mecum es. (Psalms 23:4). 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 Praebet candoris lac nigri vacca coloris (English: A cow who is black in color can offer milk that is white).
Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Thersitae facies (English: A face like Thersites' - which is to say, a face that is ugly, as Thersites was proverbially ugly).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Μῦς γαλῆν ἐλέγξει τὴν τέως νύμφην (English: The mouse indicts the weasel who was just now a young bride - an allusion to the famous fable of Venus and the weasel/cat). 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 Mus et Rusticus, the story of a farmer who found out that even a mouse will fight for its life.
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 Aquila et Corvus, the story of a foolish crow who thought he could imitate an eagle. There is also a word list, courtesy of NoDictionaries.com.
Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow is De Rustico et Colubro, the story of a farmer who foolishly took pity on a snake.
Florilegium Fabularum: I'm working my way, slowly but surely, through the amazing collection of fables by Irenaeus published in 1666. Today's fable is De Delectore Militum, a fable about a military recruiter and how appearances can be deceiving.
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 Quarta, the fourth in Anthony Gibbins's series of little stories about Gilbo and his family!
