One Sunday treat of mine is receiving 'Explorator' by e-mail. Yesterday's Explorator sent me to a long article about what David Meadows as "Roman law and its spinoffs (potential essay crib)." "... Everything that we mentioned, however, could not contribute to forming the European culture without a formidable tool for penetration: Latin, for centuries the Empire's lingua franca. The Latin language carried out a vital function, allowing Roman policies, laws and public works to be understood and accepted by populations having different origins, languages and cultures...."   more »