These days, the first lesson of high school Latin is often to answer the question: why Latin? The language peaked in the era of Roman gladiators and slowly faded throughout the Middle Ages. Today, 800 ...
Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin by Nicholas Ostler 382pp, Harper Press, £25 The Latin language is a little like a Russian vine. No matter how hard it is pruned, it has a habit of springing back ...
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