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The Fall of Rome Podcast
26: Tides of History: How Latin Became the Romance Languages
Dec 14, 2017
Explore the transformation of Latin into the Romance languages and the linguistic diversity within the Roman Empire. Discuss the evolution of language through speeches and texts from different centuries. Learn about the changes and variations in Latin language during the Roman Empire and the impact of the fall of the Roman Empire on the diversity of the Romance languages.
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- Latin spread throughout the Roman Empire due to military and economic expansion, leading to the emergence of various regional and social variations.
- The transition from Latin to Romance languages was a slow process, with changes in spoken language influenced by the evolution of regional Romance varieties over centuries.
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Latin as the Legacy of the Roman Empire
Latin and its descendants, the Romance languages, are one of the Roman Empire's great legacies to the world. Latin spread throughout the Roman Empire due to military and economic expansion. By the second century AD, Latin was spoken all over the empire. Latin's descendants, such as Spanish and Portuguese, have hundreds of millions of speakers, while other Romance languages have smaller speaker populations.
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