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Latin

- Story of a World Language

About Latin

The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Jurgen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language", from antiquity to the present.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674659964
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 352
  • Published:
  • May 8, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x157x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 546 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: September 3, 2025

Description of Latin

The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Jurgen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language", from antiquity to the present.

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