terms:
Greco-Roman culture- The mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures
Pompeii- a large Roman town in the Italian region of Campania which was completely buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius
Virgil- a poet who wrote the Aeneid
Tactius- a Roman historian who presented the facts accurately
Aqueduct- designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns
Questions:
5.)What influence did Latin have on the development of western languages?
It started the language called the Romance languages which were the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian adopting Latin into their languages
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