- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin proverbs, linked to a blog with a little essay about each proverb, plus the audio.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Latin Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Latin Proverbs
- Get the script: Latin Proverbs Script
- More information: The contents of the script come from my book, Latin Via Proverbs: 4000 Proverbs for Students of Latin, which is available from Lulu.com.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Latin Proverbs Reference Page
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Fabulae Faciles Script (200)
For more information, see the Fabulae Faciles Reference Page.
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Fabulae Faciles Script (400)
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Roman Calendar Reference Page
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And here is Janus, the god of "January," shown here in one of the Alciato emblems:
- Widget Contents: The days of the Roman calendar written out in full words, with an indication of the major festivals as well.
- Widget in action: Roman Calendar Widget
- Get the script: Roman Calendar Script
And here is Janus, the god of "January," shown here in one of the Alciato emblems:
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Latin Proverbs Script
For more information, see the Latin Proverbs Reference Page.
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Publilius Syrus Reference Page
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- Contents: The widget contains one of the proverbs of Publilius Syrus for each day of the year.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Publilius Syrus Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Publilius Syrus Proverbs
- Get the script: Publilius Syrus Script
- More information: You can find out more about Publilius Syrus at Wikipedia, and there is a convenient edition of his maxims at the Bibliotheca Augustana, and also at Kocher's SENTENÇAS website, where you can find English, French and Portuguese translations.
Publilius Syrus Script
For more information, see the Publilius Syrus Reference Page.
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Two-Word Proverbs Reference Page
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- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin proverbs, each of which has two words - or fewer!
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Two-Word Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Two-Word Proverbs
- Get the script: Two-Word Proverbs Script
Two-Word Proverbs Script
For more information, see the Two-Word Proverbs Reference Page.
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Three-Word Mottoes (No Verbs) Reference Page
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- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin mottoes, each just three words in length - with no verbs!
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: 3-Word Motto (No Verb) of the Day
- Widget in action: Random 3-Word Mottoes (No Verbs)
- Get the script: 3-Word Mottoes (No Verbs) Script
3-Word Mottoes (No Verbs) Script
For more information, see the 3-Word Mottoes (No Verbs) Reference Page.
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Two-Word Mottoes Reference Page
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- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin mottoes, each just one or two words in length.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Two-Word Motto of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Two-Word Mottoes
- Get the script: Two-Word Mottoes Script
Two-Word Mottoes Script
For more information, see the Two-Word Mottoes Reference Page.
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Proper Name Proverbs Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Proper Names Proverb widget.
- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin proverbs from Erasmus' Adagia, each of which features a a proper name of some kind - a person, a place, a god, etc.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Proper Name Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Proper Name Proverbs
- Get the script: Proper Name Proverbs Script
Proper Name Proverbs Script
For more information, see the Proper Name Proverbs Reference Page.
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Greek Proverbs Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Greek Proverbs widget.
- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Greek Proverbs as recorded by Apostolius, along with a Latin translation for each one.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Greek Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Greek Proverbs
- Get the script: Greek Proverbs Script
- More information: You can see the complete Centuria of Apostolius at Bibliotheca Augustana; the Latin translations are available online as well, accompanied by a transliterated version of the Centuria (a project someone put online back in 2000, when getting Greek to display in web browsers was tremendously difficult).
Greek Proverbs Script
For more information, see the Greek Proverbs Reference Page.
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Three-Word Mottoes Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Three-Word Mottoes widget.
- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin mottoes, each just three words in length!
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Three-Word Motto of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Three-Word Mottoes
- Get the script: Three-Word Mottoes Script
Three-Word Mottoes Script
For more information, see the Three-Word Mottoes Reference Page.
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Three-Word Proverbs Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Three-Word Latin Proverbs widget.
- Contents: This is a collection of 366 Latin proverbs, each of which has three words, including a verb.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Three-Word Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Three-Word Proverbs
- Get the script: Three-Word Proverbs Script
Three-Word Proverbs Script
For more information, see the Three-Word Proverbs Reference Page.
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Elizabethan Proverbs Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Elizabethan Proverbs Widget.
- Contents: The widget contains 366 Latin proverbs, with commentary by two Elizabethan scholars, Richard Taverner and John Conybeare.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: There are no images for this widget.
- Width: You can have the widget at any width.
- Widget in action: Elizabethan Proverb of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Elizabethan Proverb
- Get the script: Elizabethan Proverb Script
- More information: You can read The Letters and Exercises of the Elizabethan Schoolmaster John Conybeare at GoogleBooks, but Taverner's Prouerbes or Adagies Gathered out of the Chiliades of Erasmus was not available online the last time I checked.
Elizabethan Proverb Script
For more information, see the Elizabethan Proverbs Reference Page.
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Rollenhagen-Wither Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Rollenhagen-Wither Emblem Widget.
- Contents: Each item contains the emblem with a Latin distich by Rollenhagen and English verse by Wither.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: The images are 400 pixels in width.
- Width: Make sure you allow at least 400 pixels.
- Widget in action: Rollenhagen Emblem of the Day
- Widget in action: Random Rollenhagen Emblem
- Get the script: Rollenhagen-Wither Script
- More information: See the Disticha Latina blog for more information.
Rollenhagen-Wither Script
For more information, see the Rollenhagen-Wither Reference Page.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Greco-Roman Images Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Grec0-Roman Images Widget.
- Contents: This is a combination widget which draws randomly on the Roman Emperors, Greek Gods, Greek Beasts, and Greco-Roman Myths & Legends widgets.
- Display: There is only a random option.
- Images: The images are 200 pixels wide.
- Width: You need to allow at least 200 pixels for the image to display.
- Widget in action: Random Greco-Roman Image
- Get the script: Greco-Roman Image Script
Roman Emperors Script
For more information, see the Roman Emperors Reference Page.
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Roman Emperors Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Roman Emperors widget.
- Contents: The widget consists of a different Roman Emperor for each week of the year, with an image and a link for additional information.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: The images are a maximum of 200 pixels wide.
- Width: You need to make sure you allow at least 200 pixels for the widget display.
- Widget in action: Roman Emperor of the Week
- Widget in action: Random Roman Emperor
- Get the script: Roman Emperors Script
Greek Beasts Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Greek Beast of the Week widget.
- Contents: The widget consists of a different Greek mythological creature for each week of the year, with an image and a link for additional information.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: The images are a maximum of 200 pixels wide.
- Width: You need to make sure you allow at least 200 pixels for the widget display.
- Widget in action: Greek Beast of the Week
- Widget in action: Random Greek Beast
- Get the script: Greek Beasts Script
Greek Beasts Script
For more information, see the Greek Beasts Reference Page.
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Greek Gods Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Greek God (or Goddess) of the Week widget.
- Contents: The widget consists of a different Greek god or goddess for each week of the year, with an image and a link for additional information.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: The images are a maximum of 200 pixels wide.
- Width: You need to make sure you allow at least 200 pixels for the widget display.
- Widget in action: Greek God of the Week
- Widget in action: Random Greek God
- Get the script: Greek God Script
Greeks God Script
For more information, see the Greek Gods Reference Page.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Myths & Legends Reference Page
Here is the information you need about the Greco-Romans Myths & Legends Widget.
- Contents: The widget contains an image for a Greek or Roman myth or legend every day, with a link to a Wikipedia article about the myth, as well as a link to the image source.
- Display: The widget can be date-based OR random.
- Images: The images are 400 pixels wide or 200 pixels wide.
- Width: You need to allow enough width for the images.
- Widget in action (200): Random Legend
- Widget in action (400): Random Legend
- Widget in action (200): Legend of the Day
- Widget in action (400): Legend of the Day
- Get the script: Myths & Legends Script: 200 pixels
- Get the script: Myths & Legends Script: 400 pixels
- For more information, see the Myths & Legends Calendar posts at the Bestiaria Latina blog.
Myths & Legends Script: 200 pixels
For more information, see the Myths & Legends Reference Page.
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Myths & Legends Script: 400 pixels
For more information, see the Myths & Legends Reference Page.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Distich Posters Reference Page
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- Contents: This is a growing collection of Latin posters with distich poetry, taken from Brevissima: 1001 Tiny Poems in Latin. Each item in the widget contains a ink to a blog post with bibliographical information about the poem along with vocabulary. If the blog post contains an English translation, that is also shown.
- Display: The widget is random only.
- Images: Each distich is illustrated in motivational poster format, with a link to the full-size view.
- Width: You need 400 pixels width of space.
- Widget in action: Random Distich Posters
- Get the script: Distich Posters Script
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