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Latin (lingua Latina, pronounced [la'ti?na]) is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. Such languages as French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, and Portuguese inherited a large part of the Latin vocabulary and grammar. It was also the international language of science and scholarship in central and Western Europe until the 17th century. There are two varieties of Latin Classical Latin, the literary dialect used in poetry and prose, and Vulgar Latin, the form of the language spoken by ordinary people. Vulgar Latin was preserved as a spoken language in much of Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire, and by the 9th century diverged into the various Romance languages. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Latin survived as the lingua franca of educated classes in the West, and this survival was reinforced by the adoption of Latin by the Catholic Church. In this milieu, it survived as a mother tongue at least into the second millennium A.D. and is referred to as Medieval Latin. The Renaissance had the paradoxical effect of briefly reinforcing the position of Latin as a spoken language, through its adoption by the Renaissance Humanists. After the 16th century, the popularity of Medieval Latin began to decline. Latin lives on in the form of Ecclesiastical Latin used for edicts and papal bulls issued by the Catholic Church. Much Latin vocabulary is used in science, academia, and law. Classical Latin, the literary language of the late Republic and early Empire, is still taught in many primary, grammar, and secondary schools, often combined with Greek in the study of Classics, though its role has diminished since the early 20th century. The Latin alphabet, together with its modern variants such as the English, Spanish and French alphabets, is the most widely used alphabet in the world. Although Latin is no longer spoken in everyday speech it is by no means an endangered language or an extinct language. Latin is a member of the Italic languages. In the 9th or 8th century BC, the Italic languages were brought to the Italian peninsula by migrating tribes, and the dialect spoken in Latium around the River Tiber, where Roman civilization would develop, evolved into Latin.
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Contemplating Weight Loss Surgery: Get the Benefits Without the Scalpel! by Gail M. Davis
To contemplate something as extreme as weight loss surgery, you would have to be at the “last resort” stage. Questions such as “Did I give it my best shot?” or “Do I really want to take this chance?” have to be swirling around inside your head. Whe...
Isolating body parts or complex exercises in your strength training? How to acheive real muscle dev by Brett MacPherson
Working in the fitness industry, You can often see how much people dont understand about the big picture benifits of strength training, when we get the same question all the time. The question usually goes something like:
"what movement can I...
Lap Band Work Out: what all should be considered for calculating working out of lap band by Alan James
Working out of Lap Band is outstanding. But the criteria for calculating the working out of Lap Band is not only the results it ultimately gives, there are other things also, which are to be considered before calculating working out of Lap Band like ...
Typical Mistakes Made in Formulating Suggestion for Self Hypnosis by Richard Kuhns
Self hypnosis is a powerful force that can be used in the attainment of goals or to bring about change in one's health. Best results are done by repeating a suggestion for approximately three to five minutes while in a relaxed state of mind. ...
Pregnancy- Fertility by Elise Fisher
Can the old saying that the biological clock is ticking be true? In fact, there's truth in that adage. In the early childbearing years, women have a better chance of conceiving. There are many reasons for this.
A woman starts life with a fix...
Sexually Stimulating Herbs by Knut Holt
Herbs have been used in all cultures around the world to stimulate sexual arousal, physical sexual feelings and sexual abilities. In the modern world herbs are increasingly more used both to increase the sexual pleasure and as medicine to help for se...
Grow Your Own Organic Vegetable Garden by David Oglaza
Organic systems recognize that our health is directly connected to the health of the food we eat and, ultimately, the health of the soil. Here are some of the main features of organic growing:
• Organic growing severely restricts the use o...
Build Muscle & Lose Fat Easier by Manipulating Your Training Variables by Mike Geary
Everyone will inadvertently hit a frustrating plateau in their training at one time or another. You're cruising along for a while, gaining strength, losing fat, looking better, and then all of the sudden it hits. Suddenly, you find yourself even we...
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