Classical Latin

Classical Latin
Latinitas
Latin inscription in the Colosseum
Native to	Roman Republic, Roman Empire
Region	mare nostrum (Mediterranean)
Era	75 BC to the 3rd century AD, when it developed into Late Latin
Language family	Indo-European Italic Latino-Faliscan Latin Classical Latin
Early forms:	Old Latin Classical Latin
Writing system	Classical Latin alphabet
Official status
Official language in	Roman Republic, Roman Empire
Regulated by	Schools of grammar and rhetoric
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	lat-cla
Linguasphere	51-AAB-aaa
The range of Latin, 60 AD

Classical Latin is the form of the Latin language used by the ancient Romans and is mostly known as "classical" Latin literature. Its use helped the Golden Age of Latin literature– during the 1st century BC and the early 1st century AD–possibly extending to the Silver Age–broadly the 1st and 2nd centuries. "Classical Latin" is a dead language meaning it is not spoken except by church officials in the Vatican.