History Of Latin Literature

Latin literature, the body of written works in the Latin language, remains an enduring legacy of the culture of ancient Rome. The Romans produced many works of poetry, comedy, tragedy, satire, history, and rhetoric, drawing heavily on the traditions of other cultures and particularly on the more matured literary tradition of Greece. Long after the Western Roman Empire had fallen, the Latin language continued to play a central role in western European civilization.

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Latin literature, the body of written works in the Latinlanguage, remains an enduring legacy of the culture ofancient Rome. The Romans produced many works of poetry,comedy, tragedy, satire, history, and rhetoric, drawingheavily on the traditions of other cultures andparticularlyon the more matured literary tradition of Greece.Long afterthe Western Roman Empire had fallen, the Latin languagecontinued to play a central role in western Europeancivilization.