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      • By the late Roman Republic (75 BC), Old Latin had evolved into standardized Classical Latin.
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    Old Latin, also known as Early Latin or Archaic Latin (Classical Latin: prīsca Latīnitās, lit. 'ancient Latinity'), was the Latin language in the period roughly before 75 BC, i.e. before the age of Classical Latin. [1]

  3. Old Latin (also called Early Latin or Archaic Latin) refers to the period of Latin texts before the age of Classical Latin, extending from textual fragments that probably originated in the Roman monarchy to the written language of the late Roman republic about 75 BC. Almost all the writing of its earlier phases is inscriptional.

  4. Jan 18, 2024 · The fall of the Western Roman Empire around AD 476 marked the end of Classical Latin as a widely spoken language but it continued to be used in religious, scientific, legal fields well into the Middle Ages. Major Periods in the Development of Latin.

  5. The most obvious would be preclassical Latin, also called ‘Old Latin’. Here is the very earliest Latin inscription, dating all the way back to the 7th century BC: Mānios mēd vhevhaked Numaziōi

  6. CHAPTER 14. Archaic and Old Latin. John Penney. The earliest remains of Latin are dated to the seventh century BCE; by the middle of the first century BCE, Classical Latin had become established as the dominant prestige variety.

  7. Mar 28, 2016 · The earliest remains of Latin are dated to the seventh century BCE; by the middle of the first century BCE, Classical Latin had become established as the dominant prestige variety.

  8. During the period of what is called ‘Classical Latin’, from c. 100 BCE to 200 CE, a form of written Latin became established as the standard for correct Latin, first by the educated minority, chiefly writers, and subsequently by grammarians and literary stylists, who endorsed the ‘best’ practice of the ‘best’ writers, thus setting ...

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