Many Roman emperors were from different backround among them "Illyrians,Thracians,Syrians etc,so were the soldiers from different backround,Latin being lingua franca and official language,i have read some researches the same language never changed,which due to time happen to every language,would like to see some more researches if anyone know more on that,ethnicity wasn't same then and now,Roman was everyone that fought for Roman interests in opposite for "barbarians" Constantine the Great from Thraco-Illyrian" origin born in Naissus present day Serbia,made Constantinople new capital yet they called themselves Romans,even what we call Byzantine empire after fall of "Western Roman empire" was calling themselves Romans,the Greco-Roman ethnographers with names like Sarmatia,Magna Germania,Illyria whatever doesn't give us clear picture of ethnic origin of the same people,was they speaking one language,was they not...even "Barbarian" empires had their lingua franca.EDIT:
Removed most of the post,to not offend some members of the forum.
However,kept these few things I have not liked at Roman Empire and which I think no democratic state should follow:
I do not agree with this vision over Latin language,as some great language.
First,because people tend to neglect the genocides and atrocities that Romans did and portray these unhuman acts as some kind of glorious deeds.
Second,because Roman Empire was not behaving well with the average Roman citizens either,people of Latin blood,instead it was despising them and considering them some kind of half-idiots which could have been controlled with bread and circus(panem et circenses).
Third,because Roman Empire leaders were mostly mentally insane people,very thirsty after power and they were killing between them,just to get the power .
Please remember that Nero put fire to Rome,this is how mentally insane Roman Emperors were.
Fourth,because Roman Empire was using slavery ,even if you were a native Roman citizen,wealthy but you were commenting something that the Cezar would not like,you would have end up as slave,if not killed.
Fifth,because Roman Empire did not supported any kind of culture,was just a militaristic state,were paranoia was state politics and religion,they were seeing everywhere enemies.
So is just a very ironic fact that the some smart people associate Latin language with culture . Roman Empire had nothing to do with culture.
It was only about making everything for war. A militaristic state,lead by mentally insane people.This is what kind of state European Union should follow?
Today European Union states,including UK are having a very peaceful politics.
And we do not have anymore the despising of average people in European Union.
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