Romance Languages - Lingua Romana

Romance Languages
Find out why we call these languages romance languages.

What are the Indo-European Languages?
These are the basic families of the Indo-European language family tree.

Sources for Vulgar Latin
Between Classical Latin and the Romance languages came Vulgar Latin, the Latin that was spoken and which changed faster than the literary language. Since Vulgar Latin was spoken rather than written, we only have limited access to it.

Why Study Classics
Studying Classics can lead to understand of our current state of affairs or it can entertain you. Read why various people have chosen or encourage others to pursue Classics.

The Latin Language
The Latin Language - An Irreverent but True Chronology, by Timothy J. Pulju. From the founding of Rome through the dropping of Latin as the language in the Catholic Church.

Personal Names of Romance Origin
An A-Z of names of Romance origin.