When the Romans (or any other conqueror) took over a territory, they took their language with them. The army spoke Latin, the magistrates spoke Latin and the traders and businessmen spoke Latin.
The romans wrote poetry
It became the lingua franca of the Western Empire, and the basis of much of French, Italian and Spanish language development.
Latin derived words made their way into English through the Roman empire.
Latin Empire ended in 1261.
Latin became the universal language.
The Romans passed their own language of Latin to the people they conquered in Europe. Over time, the Roman Lain evolved into several European languages.
The Romans spoke Latin. Latin spread through the empire because it was the language of the rulers. The spread of Latin was also helped by the establishment of colonies (settlements) of Romans and Latins around the empire.
The Romans spoke Italian, Greek and Latin as it spread its empire.
Because the soldiers manning the out posts of the Roman Empire spoke/wrote in Latin as it was the official language of the Roman Empire... ergo if you wanted any association with the Roman Empire you had to know basic latin. Latin really caught on as being the one, uniform language of the whole Roman Empire
Brazil is the Latin American country that extends farthest south.
The Romans spoke Latin and spread their language throughout the empire. In Europe, five of the languages are "spin offs" of Latin as they have a related Latin base. These languages are Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and French.
It became the lingua franca of the Western Empire, and the basis of much of French, Italian and Spanish language development.
Latin derived words made their way into English through the Roman empire.
From the time of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages.
The language used by the ancient Romans, which spread throughout their Republic, and later their Empire, was Latin.
The Romans are famous for Latin because Latin was their native language. Although Greek was spoken by the educated, Latin was the language of the empire and people spoke it everywhere as Roman soldiers, traders, governors and tourists spread the language.
Latin Empire was created in 1204.
Latin Empire ended in 1261.