LANGUAGES OF EDUCATION FOR ROMANS DURING THE PRINCIPATE
LANGUAGES OF EDUCATION FOR ROMANS DURING THE PRINCIPATE
Author(s): Maria Gabriela VOINEASubject(s): Cultural history, History of ideas, Political history, Social history, School education, Vocational Education, History of Education, Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Latin language; Greek language; bilingualism; culture; education;
Summary/Abstract: Latin was the first "language of the world" in the history of humanity. As the language of the Roman Empire, it has expanded greatly, and today over a billion people speak a language derived from Latin as the first or second language. Although today there are no more native speakers, its cultural prestige has not been equaled by any language of the West. It was the educated Roman who knew Greek. Greek culture was the very basis of their spiritual development. The Roman students practiced translating texts into the two languages, putting in parallel the works of the writers. Knowing the prestige of Greek, the Romans never tried to impose the Latin language, but neither was it recognized as the equal of Latin, the "national language". With so many speakers of Greek and other languages learning Latin, bilingualism characterized the Roman Empire.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 648-654
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian