No, the Greeks spoke, and still speak, Greek, though many of them probably knew Latin in ancient times.
Since Greece was the country of so many philosophers and artists, it was important for educated Romans to speak Greek (and not the other way around).
Most Christians in the Western Roman Empire spoke Latin, perhaps along with a local language. In the Eastern Roman Empire Christians and others spoke Greek as this was the common language of rather than Latin which was reserved as the language of Rome (and its surroundings) itself and as an official tongue. A bit like English being the lingua franca of the internet although many people who use it speak their own language offline.
The ancient Romans spoke Latin. Latin was the universal language of Italy and all of the Roman empire. The modern language of Italian is a direct descendant of Latin, as are French, Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese.
The Romans spoke Latin and they took the language with them as they expanded. At least five major European languages are based on Latin. These languages are known as the Romance languages--Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian. English too, has a strong Latin influence, although is is not actually a "grandchild" of Latin.
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The Romans wrote in their own language which was Latin.
contracts, marriages, and citizenship were valid across latin
Tadcaster was Calcaria in the Romans time, it came from the Latin word for lime.
Ancient Romans spoke Latin (and Greek). They don't anymore; Latin is a 'dead' language. Modern Romans speak Italian mostly. "How" they speak is with their tongue, teeth, lips and cheeks ... just like we do. The Romans always spoke Italian.
The Romans spoke Italian, Greek and Latin as it spread its empire.
Today, yes. All Romans speak Italian today, its their national language. In ancient times the Romans spoke Latin, and modern Italian is, like all the other Romance languages, an offshoot of Latin.
Latin was the language of the Romans. The Romans were Latins
Today, yes. All Romans speak Italian today, its their national language. In ancient times the Romans spoke Latin, and modern Italian is, like all the other Romance languages, an offshoot of Latin.
The Romans spoke Latin and they took the language with them as they expanded. At least five major European languages are based on Latin. These languages are known as the Romance languages--Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian. English too, has a strong Latin influence, although is is not actually a "grandchild" of Latin.
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No, the Romans did not speak French. The Romans spoke Latin, which was the official language of the Roman Empire. French is a Romance language that developed from Latin over time.
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The Romans spoke Latin.
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"Well, if Italians speak Italian and Greeks speak Greek, then ancient Romans spoke Roman!" Uhhm...not quite. I have no idea what the ancient Romans called their language, but we now call it Latin, not Roman.