LATIN VIA FABLES: AESOPUS

Aesop's Fables... in Latin!

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Thank you for your kind note, Laura. Am I a student or a teacher? That's a good question because I always regard myself as a student even though I have now been doing Latin for 65 years. I simply enjoy reading it from my collection of antique Lati...
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Hello Laurene, and welcome to the Ning! I hope you will find the materials here useful in your teaching. I started using proverbs and fables when I was teaching Latin because they are small enough to squeeze in to a few spare minutes here and ther...
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Hello Peter, and welcome to the Ning! I'm always amazed by the global reach of the Internet - I've never been to Australia, but I've met some very nice folks online from your far-away home country! I hope you will find the Aesop materials here at ...
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Hello Michael, and welcome to the Ning! I hope you will find these materials useful; I also have a daily blog of Latin proverbs and fables here: Bestiaria Latina. If you have any questions or suggestions, just let me know! :-)
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Laura is also the author of Aesop's Fables, Latin Via Proverbs, Vulgate Verses, and Roman Sudoku.

Welcome to LatinViaFables.com - Your Ning for Aesop in Latin

This Ning is where you can find all the supplemental materials to accompany my new book, Aesop’s Fables in Latin: Ancient Wit and Wisdom from the Animal Kingdom, which will be issued by Bolchazy-Carducci publishers in January 2009. Meanwhile, here is what you can find at the Ning:

  • Main: The main page has the Fabula Hodierna and other fun Latin things to read and look at.
  • Invite: You can invite your friends to join this Ning, and you can also create a Study Group of your own if you want!
  • My Page: This is a link to your own Profile page which you can customize.
  • Book: A link to the Aesop's Fables in Latin book at Amazon.com.
  • Fabulae: Index to the fables themselves - each fable as a discussion board, plus all kinds of supplementary materials.
  • Vocab: A glossary of the vocabulary used in the fables.
  • Quizzes: A page listing all the quizzes, flashcards and games available at Quia.com
  • Video: A growing library of Aesop's fable videos - with Latin audio and a slideshow of fable illustrations for each one.
  • Audio: Direct access to the audio files at this website, with a web-based music player.
  • Links: You can find links to my other websites and blogs here, along with links to online Latin dictionaries and other study tools.
  • QUID NOVI?: A link to the Bestiaria Latina blogs round-up, which tells you about the new material available each day.

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Etymological musing

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New TarheelReader: Auceps - Palumbes - Anguis

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Some more verum-falsum quizzes

Posted by Laura Gibbs on May 15, 2009 at 4:34pm

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General Questions about Proverbs

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General Questions about Latin Grammar and Style 4 Replies

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General Questions about Fables

Started by Laura Gibbs in Latin Fables and Proverbs Nov. 26, 2008.

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