Assignment:
- Latin is ancient: the Romans spoke Latin more than 2,000 years ago.
- Latin is modern: it survives as French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish.
- Latin is basic: it helps you with English grammar and vocabulary.
How does Latin live today? Look around at modern art, buildings, business logos & names, literature, advertisements, cartoons, listings in the yellow pages, names of plants & animals, et cetera! Share your discoveries here (and FAX us a photocopy, if visual).
The modern world still has a healthy interest in the ancient world. Keep your eyes and ears open for announcements in the news of archaeological discoveries or new theories and findings of ancient history, and share them here.
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