Blackwell History of the Latin Language - Clackson, James (University of Cambridge, UK) a Horrocks, Geoffrey (University of Cambridge, UK)

The Blackwell History of the Latin Language charts the development of Latin from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire.