![]() ![]() In his erudite and entertaining "biography," Nicholas Ostler shows how and why (against the odds, through conquest from within and without) Latin survived and thrived even as its creators and other languages failed. It is the unseen substance that makes us members of the Western world. Indeed, the language has proved far more enduring than its empire in Rome, its use echoing on in the law codes of half the world, in the terminologies of modern science, and until forty years ago, in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. It has been the foundation of our education, and has defined the way in which we express our thoughts, our faith, and our knowledge of how the world functions. 1 Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin Nicholas Ostler Click here if your download doesn"t start automaticallyĢ Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin Nicholas Ostler Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin Nicholas Ostler The Latin language has been the one constant in the cultural history of the West for more than two millennia. ![]()
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