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Arcadius Avellanus Elaborates His Reasons for Considering Latin Eminently Fitted to be Used As a Universal Language -- More Light on the Miller Quotation -- Various Communications.

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What happened to Latin after the fall of the Roman Empire

Latin was once the dominant language of the Roman world. But what happened to it after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? This episode explores how Latin did not simply disappear, but slowly ...
New Scientist

Do we actually know how the ancient Romans pronounced Latin words?

We have three sources of information: languages that are descended from Latin; the Proto-Indo-European language, from which most languages in Europe and southern Asia descended; and transliterations ...
Reuters

FACTBOX: Use of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church

(Reuters) - The Vatican said on Saturday it wants its official language Latin to be used more often in the Roman Catholic mass. Here are some details on how Latin has been used in the Catholic Church: ...
Reuters

Latin lovers tune in: Vatican broadcasts news in language of ancient Rome

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Friends, Romans and Latin lovers - lend the Vatican your ears. Vatican Radio is starting its first regular news bulletin in the language of Caesar and Cicero. Called ...