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The Latin Wikipedia (Latin: Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia, created in May 2002. As of May 2024, it has about 139,000 articles . While all primary content is in Latin, modern languages such as English , Italian , French , German or Spanish are often used in discussions, since many users find this easier.
There are three types of Latin: Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin and Ecclesiastical Latin. Classical Latin was used by the educated Romans and is still studied around the world. Vulgar Latin was the more common spoken variety used by the common Romans and was learned by the peoples conquered by them.
Latin is a member of the broad family of Italic languages. Its alphabet, the Latin alphabet, emerged from the Old Italic alphabets, which in turn were derived from the Etruscan, Greek and Phoenician scripts.
Latin alphabet - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Etymology. Evolution. Signs and abbreviations. History. Origins. Old Italic alphabet. Archaic Latin alphabet. Old Latin alphabet. Classical Latin alphabet. Medieval and later developments. See also. References. Further reading. External links. Latin alphabet.
The Latin Wikipedia ( Latin: Vicipaedia or Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia. Started in May 2002, this edition has 138,928 articles as of 7 May 2024. [1] As of April 2024, it is the 66th largest edition of Wikipedia by number of articles. [2]
Classical Latin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Classical Latin is the form of Latin that was used by the Ancient Romans in official Roman record-keeping, the Roman army, and Latin literature. Its use helped the Golden Age of Latin literature, during the 1st century BC and the early 1st century AD .
References. Citations. General sources. Further reading. External links. Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a literary standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It formed parallel to Vulgar Latin around 75 BC out of Old Latin, and developed by the 3rd century AD into Late Latin.
