ROMAN LANGUAGE

SUMMARY

• Latin and Greek were the two dominate languages
• Greek was actively used by government officials
• Latin was known as a language of power
• Latin was the language from the earliest known period.
• Greek was mostly spoken in the Eastern part of the empire.

IMPORTANT DETAIL 1:

• Latin was the language of Romans from the earliest
• known period. Latin was a source of
• Roman unity and tradition.

IMPORTANT DETAIL 2:

• Over centuries ways of speaking Latin change into new languages
• These languages were called 'Romance Languages.'
• Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese are all known as Romance languages .

IMPORTANT FACTS

• Latin was known as the language of power.
• Latin was the official language of the Roman military
• Until the mid-6th century it still remained
• As the common language.

VOCABULARY

• Dominant- Commanding, controlling, or prevailing over others.
• Latin- The italic language of Latium and Rome.
• Conquest- Process of conquering.