Latin language
Ancient Roman speech
Latin is the ancient language of Rome and its empire, ancestor to the Romance languages—Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Romanian.
Though no longer spoken natively, Latin persists in scientific nomenclature, legal terminology, Catholic liturgy, and academic mottos.
E pluribus unum and habeas corpus are Latin phrases embedded in English.
Learning Latin was long considered essential to classical education.
- ancient RomeEarly Italian empire city
- RomeItaly's capital city
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- VirgilClassical epic poet
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
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- Ancient LatiumLatins, Romans, Alba Longa, Latium, Romulus
- ancient ItalyRome, Romans, Latium, Umbria, Calabria
- classical philologyclassical studies, classical languages, ancient Greek, ancient texts, philologists
- Roman frontierRoman forts, Roman army, Roman legions, Roman military, border defense
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
Latin languageliving language
Language still naturally spoken
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Latin languagevernacular
Everyday regional speech
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