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Was it common for people in ancient Rome to know more than one language?
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∙ 8y ago
If you are referring to the city of Rome, it might have been common to a certain extent because at one point the majority of its population was from outside Rome. People migrated to Rome from all over the empire and for a period of some 300 years many slaves were taken to Rome. The children of these people probably learnt Latin and were bilingual. Around the empire there probably was bilingualism in the Roman towns and near military forts, where the locals might have learnt Latin to a degree. The elites of the conquered peoples also spoke Latin. The Roman elites studied in Latin and Greek and were fluent in Greek. The elites in the eastern part of the empire spoke Greek as this area had been under Greek rule before coming under the Romans. In the big cities of the east there might have been common people who spoke their language and Greek.
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How many people spoke Latin in ancient Rome?
Most people in ancient Rome spoke Latin, but some cities that ancient Rome took over spoke their native language. A lot of people in ancient Rome spoke Greece.
What does Rome people speak?
Italian is spoken in Rome today. In ancient Rome Latin was the language.
Most people in Ancient Rome spoke which language?
Latin
Did ancient Rome have priests?
ancient rome had priests for its polytheistic religions. christian priests were more common when constatine the great made Christianity the official language of rome.
What did they call the common people of ancient Rome?
The plebs, or plebeian
What were the contributions that Alexander the Great gave Rome?
The greek language that was the common language of all the people living up to the frontiers of India and China and the library of Alexandria that had the knowledge of the Ancient world.
Who were patricians and plebeian?
In ancient Rome the Patricians were the established ruling class while the Plebians were the common people
Representatives of the common people in Rome?
The plebeian tribunes were created to protect the plebeians (the commoners).
What was the name given to the common poor people in Ancient Rome?
plebians
What is the name for the ancient representatives of the common people in Rome?
There was no representatives of Common people, however, There was for all of them which called Magistrates.
What was Rome's official language?
Ancient Rome's official language was Latin. Today, Rome is a city in italy, which has Italian as its official language.
What do ancient China have in common with ancient Rome?
What do ancient china have in common with ancient roman
