WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Latin is the language that was spoken by the ancient Romans. As the Romans extended their empire throughout the Mediterranean, the Latin language spread. By the time of Julius Caesar, Latin was spoken in Italy, France, and Spain.

Detailed explanation-2: -While this sounds straightforward enough, it’s somewhat misleading. It’s true that there are no native Latin speakers today – although it’s worth noting that Latin is still the official language of Vatican City. Still, no children are born and raised speaking Latin there.

Detailed explanation-3: -Latin was the language of the Romans during the third and eighth centuries. As the Romans travelled and settled throughout Europe, many Latin dialects evolved. The term Vulgar Latin refers to these dialects, and it’s these that unite all Romance languages.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the Roman Empire spread to western Europe, they found that most of the cultures did not have a written language. Latin was therefore adopted as the written language for bureauracy. This resulted in the local populations gradually also adopting Latin as a spoken language.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although the official language spoken in Rome is Italian, travellers will find that many locals speak English, especially those who work in restaurants, hotels and other places associated with tourism.