I can see how different grunts could come to mean “bear”, “deer” or “run”. But how do grammatically complex languages get their cases and declensions? (continued) ...

Latin language and Roman literature focuses its research on the Latin language and material written in Latin from antiquity to the modern period. In recent years, the emphasis has been on the ...

Welcome to the Latin Section of UW's Department of Modern & Classical Languages. As a department of world languages, literatures, and cultural studies, we prepare our students for life and careers in ...

The first course in Latin, CLAS 1014, introduces you to the Latin language and its cultural and historical setting in the ancient Mediterranean world. The primary goal of this class is to begin the ...

Our Latin modules are open to all students (for credits or not), members of staff, and members of the public. Available on a semester basis (11-12 weeks), the modules aim to develop language ...

Classics students spend most of their time reading Greek and Latin texts in the original languages, but they can also take courses in English translation in a variety of disciplines in order to get a ...

A s one of the most important languages in the world, Latin had humble beginnings. It originated along the Tiber River in Italy and only a handful of people spoke the language. Ov ...