Latin roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, the sciences, medicine, and law. By the late Roman Republic, Old Latin had evolved into …

Dec 13, 2025 · The modern Romance languages developed from the spoken Latin of various parts of the Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages and until comparatively recent times, Latin …

Latin was the language of the area known as Latium (modern Lazio), and Rome was one of the towns of Latium. The earliest known inscriptions in Latin date from the 6th century BC and …

By the late Roman Republic (75 BCE – 200 CE), Latin had developed into a highly structured language known as Classical Latin. This was the language of Rome’s greatest poets, orators, …

The Latin language was brought to Italy in about 1000 BC by Indo-European immigrants from Northern Europe. It began, as all languages do, as an isolated local tongue of a small territory …

Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire and was widely spoken throughout the Mediterranean world. It was the language of government, law, and administration and was …

The modern Romance languages are descended from Vulgar Latin, carried by the soldiers and colonists of Rome throughout the Roman Empire. Latin remained the international language of …

Latin is an Italic language that was developed in Ancient Rome. Short Latin texts have been found from about the 5th century BC and longer texts from about the 3rd century BC.

As the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire expanded, Latin spread with it, becoming the lingua franca of an empire that at its height spanned three continents. Latin literature thrived, …

The specific dialects of Latin across Latin-speaking regions of the former Roman Empire after its fall were influenced by languages specific to the regions. The dialects of Latin evolved into …