These are the widgets that might be of special interest to readers of this blog. You can add these widgets to any webpage that allows javascript. If you have a Blogger.com blog, you can add them with a single click! I've also got Google Gadget versions available for most of these, for any of using iGoogle (fun!) as your browser homepage.
Mythical Greek Beasts: This is a collection of 53 Greek Beasts and Mythological Creatures with a brief description of each one, a link to a Wikipedia article and to a THEOI.com article, plus an image and a link to the source of the image. Available at random or as "Beast of the Week."
Roman Emperors: This is a collection of 53 Roman Emperors with the dates of their reigns for each emperor, a link to a Wikipedia article and to a Roman-Emperors.org article, plus an image and a link to the source of the image. Available at random or as "Emperor of the Week."
Illustrated Aesop's Fables: This is a collection of 53 Aesop's Fables with the beginning of the story, a link to the rest of the story, along with an illustration. Available at random or as "Fable of the Week."
Latin Audio Proverbs: This is a collection of 366 Latin Proverbs with a link to a brief essay about the proverb online and an audio recording. Available at random or as "Latin Proverb of the Day."
Aesop's Fables in Latin: This is a collection of 50 Aesop's Fables from the Latin fables published by Francis Barlow in 1687. For each fable displayed at random, there is a link to a scan of the original book, plus a link to a wiki page where you can find the Latin text, English translation and additional information.
Here's the last one shown in action!
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