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Romance Languages - Lingua Romana

Romance Language or Lingua Romana developed out of Latin -- Lingua Latina. Information on the development from the lingua latina to the 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.

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