The language spoken in Rome was..: Latin. The Romans brought writing to...: Northern Europe. over time, new languages called ___________________, developed from Latin: Romance Languages. Romance Languages include...: French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese . Roman writers and thinkers used the Latin language to create..: great works of literature.. Oratory, or _________________, was especially prized by Romans: public speaking. The most celebrated Roman epic poem was.....: Virgil's Aeneid.. Philosophy is the study of...: all of the above. The Greek Stoic philosophy stressed a practical approach...: . _________________________ became the keeper of Roman literature: The Roman Catholic Church. Roman literature was used to educate young men in.....: law. Latin prefixes and suffixes include...: ity