Did the ancient Romans call Latin Latin?

When the Bible was first translated into Latin, it was called “the Vulgate,” the official name it still has within the Catholic Church. read more

The Latin during the time of the Roman Empire was called Classical Latin, this is the language spoken by Julius Caesar and whole of Rome. read more

While Latin remained the most important ancient Roman language in the region of present day Italy, many other languages were spoken in other regions of the empire. For instance, Koine Greek was widely spoken and understood in the region of eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor. read more

The Romans called their language lingua Latina. Latin Romans originally had their own language (Roma Romanae). So did the Etruscan, Sabine, Iberian people who used forms of Latin. read more