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Ok, to begin with nobody has to learn Latin.
But then, there are several reasons for which you may want to learn it.
1) It is a beautiful language, with a very beautiful literature -ranging from philosophy to poetry - which can be understood best without turning to the English translation.
2) It helps learning to use your brain. Latin, as much as ancient Greek, is quite a complicated language, where a word may mean different things. Reading in Latin always require using the brain in a very independent way, it's not about just applying standardized rules.
3) It helps to better understand your own language grammar... well, at least if you speak a latin language (Italia, French, Spanish, etc) or a language that was heavily influenced by latin languages (such as English).
4) It helps understanding where you come from: like it or not, the bases of Western civilizations where originally set by Romans (ok, and Greeks).
That said, my English grammar still sucks, despite having studied 5 years of Latin... but that-s because I'm not a native English speaker.
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Why did christopher Columbus learn latin?
Simply because Latin was the language spoken in Genoa when he was born !
What languages did Benjamin Franklin learn?
Six English, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, and German
List four ways you can learn about the Romans?
Four of the many ways that you can learn about the Romans is by taking a history course, reading the correct research books, watching a video, and learning Latin.
Why did the British go to Latin America?
Great Britain offered to combined with America in joint declaration renouncing any interest in acquiring Latin American territory, and specifically warning the European despots to keep their hands off the Latin American republics.
How did cristopher Columbus learn?
He didn't get to go to school very much, but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin.
