SRLP Election Entry: Latin Hundreds of languages are currently on the edge of extinction. Among these is Latin, a language that if lost, the human race will lose more than just words. Latin evolved from languages spoken by tribes in Latium, a region in western Italy. Eventually, these people formed the Roman Empire, and Latin became the official language for the Holy Roman Empire. Through conquest, the Roman Empire began to grow and reached its height at 117 AD under the rule of Trajan, when it controlled territories throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Soldiers enlisted in the Roman army were required to learn Latin. As Roman soldiers conquered new lands and settled farther and farther away from Rome, they brought Latin with