The Romans were conquerors.
They conquered and educated and as a result influenced many languages
creating the “Romance” languages.
Taking
High School Spanish, I didn’t think that this would have much of an influence
on me. Little did I know that I would be
called to serve a mission in Brazil speaking Portuguese and the Roman influence
would be much more prevalent in my life.
It is amazing to see how one culture can spread across oceans and
influence countries that were not originally conquered by them. I now spend half of my time speaking a "Romance" language. Who would have thought?
