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01/03/2020 · Latin is still the official language of one internationally-recognised sovereign state - the Vatican City. It is not only the language of official documents, but is often spoken among prelates who have no modern language in common. when and where was Latin spoken? At this stage, Latin is the language spoken by several thousand people in and near Rome.

Now we can answer OP's question: Classical Latin ceased to be a spoken language because it always had a comparatively small native speaker base, and when they lost their power and influence, the language died out as well.

Today I learned that stop signs weren't always red. In fact, until the 1920s, stop signs didn't have any specific color or shape. This led to a lot of confusion for drivers, so the American Association of State Highway Officials assembled together in 1922 to select a standard design. This is how the octagon shape of the stop sign came to be.

When we speak of the Latin that became the Romance languages, we're speaking of the vulgar Latin spoken during the Late Republic and Early Empire. But when we learn Latin, we typically learn Classical Latin, which was a more refined dialect, used in oratory and literature of the time.

09/04/2021 · While Latin hasn't been regularly spoken or written for hundreds of years, save for the occasional scholarly text, its legacy is still felt throughout the lexicon of both Romance and Germanic languages today.

05/02/2022 · (Horace) Disjecta membra - The scattered remains Divide et impera - Divide and conquer Dixi - I have spoken. (I will say no more on the matter, and no one else may speak further) Do ut des - I give so that you give back Docendo discitur - It is learned by teaching.