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These days, the first lesson of high school Latin is often to answer the question: why Latin? The language peaked in the era of Roman gladiators and slowly faded throughout the Middle Ages. Today, 800 ...

Last year, a surprise best seller hit the British book market: a romp through Latin grammar, by a London journalist called Harry Mount. In Britain, the book was called Amo, Amas, Amat … and All That, ...

Latin may be a dead language, but it is very much alive on Duolingo. The Pittsburgh-based language learning company debuted it first Latin course for English speakers Wednesday. Nearly 24,000 people ...

When Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation in Latin in February, he thrust the long dead language into the spotlight. In the United States, few Catholics still celebrate Mass in Latin, and we're ...

Schools in the metro area and Georgia are seeing a renewed student interest in Latin, joining a resurgence in schools across the country of the language once considered “dead” and outmoded. Students ...

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Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation this week. He gave the announcement in Latin, but who still understands the language? Apparently there are more than 50,000 people in Finland who do.