Rome, almost all are aware of it. When people hear of it, they mostly think of gladiators, emperors, and the gods. But what many people are ignorant of is how much Rome is shaped the world; especially Western culture and thought. “How much has Rome affected the modern world?” you may ask. Thankfully that’s what this paper is all about. I, Jacob Kroeger, will briefly argue how Rome (and Greece) has impacted Politics, Language, modern day religion.
Politics and Government. The Government, laws, and political philosophies that is found in the United States derive and find its origins in the Greco-Roman world. The first, major democracy in the history of the world was Athens, Greece (even though there is a possibility it wasn’t the first …show more content…
Has anyone ever told you that Latin is a “dead language”? If so, please do the world a favor: stop talking to that person. Get them out of your life; even if it’s your wife. Latin is NOT a dead language, and it won’t be for a long time. We use it in law, science, philosophy, and in one of the biggest religions in the world. Many world languages find it’s roots in latin and greek itself. Latin is more alive than any other language in the world today. The Vatican. Let’s begin by abolishing the concept that Latin is a dead language once and for all. That will make things much easier for everyone. The main reason people look at Latin as a dead language is because they are convinced that no nation uses it as their official language. This is false. The Vatican, the world's smallest, independent nation, recognized Latin as their official language. They have all documents originally written in Latin before translating it into other world languages. Now, you may ask why does the Vatican recognize Latin as their official language? Because the Catholic Church’s official language is Latin itself. So not only is Latin an official language used in an internationally recognized nation, but a world wide religion uses Latin also their language; much like how Islam uses Arabic as their language and how Judaism uses Hebrew as theirs. Why are so many people saying that Latin is a dead language again? We also use it in Law and Science. In law, phrases like de lege lata (Of the law as it is), de minimis (About the smallest things), de minimis non curat lex (The law does not concern itself with the smallest things), etc. Some science, latin phrases
Politics and Government. The Government, laws, and political philosophies that is found in the United States derive and find its origins in the Greco-Roman world. The first, major democracy in the history of the world was Athens, Greece (even though there is a possibility it wasn’t the first …show more content…
Has anyone ever told you that Latin is a “dead language”? If so, please do the world a favor: stop talking to that person. Get them out of your life; even if it’s your wife. Latin is NOT a dead language, and it won’t be for a long time. We use it in law, science, philosophy, and in one of the biggest religions in the world. Many world languages find it’s roots in latin and greek itself. Latin is more alive than any other language in the world today. The Vatican. Let’s begin by abolishing the concept that Latin is a dead language once and for all. That will make things much easier for everyone. The main reason people look at Latin as a dead language is because they are convinced that no nation uses it as their official language. This is false. The Vatican, the world's smallest, independent nation, recognized Latin as their official language. They have all documents originally written in Latin before translating it into other world languages. Now, you may ask why does the Vatican recognize Latin as their official language? Because the Catholic Church’s official language is Latin itself. So not only is Latin an official language used in an internationally recognized nation, but a world wide religion uses Latin also their language; much like how Islam uses Arabic as their language and how Judaism uses Hebrew as theirs. Why are so many people saying that Latin is a dead language again? We also use it in Law and Science. In law, phrases like de lege lata (Of the law as it is), de minimis (About the smallest things), de minimis non curat lex (The law does not concern itself with the smallest things), etc. Some science, latin phrases