place_of_birth claudia antonia
Latin ( Latin : ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch ___MASK31___ the Indo - European languages . The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets . A classic is an outstanding example ___MASK31___ a particular style ; something ___MASK31___ lasting worth or with a timeless quality ; ___MASK31___ the first or highest quality , class , or rank  something that exemplifies its class . The word can be an adjective ( a " classic " car ) or a noun ( a " classic " ___MASK31___ English literature ). It denotes a particular quality in art , architecture , literature , design , technology , or other cultural artifacts . In commerce , products are named ' classic ' to denote a long - standing popular version or model , to distinguish it from a newer variety . " Classic " is used to describe many major , long - standing sporting events . Colloquially , an everyday occurrence ( e . g . a joke or mishap ) may be described in some dialects ___MASK31___ English as ' an absolute classic '. Claudia Antonia ( Classical Latin : ANTONIA The ___MASK13___ Republic was the era ___MASK31___ ancient ___MASK13___ civilization beginning with the overthrow ___MASK31___ the ___MASK13___ Kingdom , traditionally dated to 509 BC , and ending in 27 BC with the establishment ___MASK31___ the ___MASK13___ Empire . It was during this period that ___MASK33___ ' s control expanded from the city ' s immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world . Classical Latin is the modern term used to describe the form ___MASK31___ the Latin language recognized as standard by writers ___MASK31___ the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire . In some later periods , it was regarded as " good " Latin , with later versions being viewed as debased or corrupt . The word " Latin " is now taken by default as meaning " Classical Latin ", so that , for example , modern Latin textbooks describe classical Latin . Marcus Tullius Cicero and his contemporaries ___MASK31___ the late republic , while using " lingua ___MASK75___ " and " sermo Latinus " to mean the Latin language as opposed to the Greek or other languages , and " sermo vulgaris " or " sermo vulgi " to refer to the vernacular , regarded the speech they valued most and in which they wrote as " Latinitas ", " Latinity ", with the implication ___MASK31___ good . Sometimes it is called " sermo familiaris ", " speech ___MASK31___ the good families ", " sermo urbanus ", " speech ___MASK31___ the city " or rarely " sermo nobilis ", " noble speech ", but mainly besides " Latinitas " it was " Latine " ( adverb ), " in good Latin ", or " Latinius " ( comparative degree ___MASK31___ adjective ), " good Latin ". ___MASK73___ Tullius Cicero ( " Kikern "; 3 January 106 BC  7 December 43 BC ) was a ___MASK13___ philosopher , politician , lawyer , orator , political theorist , consul , and constitutionalist . He came from a wealthy municipal family ___MASK31___ the ___MASK13___ equestrian order , and is considered one ___MASK31___ ___MASK33___ ' s greatest orators and prose stylists . The ___MASK13___ Empire ( Koine and Medieval Greek :    , tr . ) was the post - ___MASK13___ Republic period ___MASK31___ the ancient ___MASK13___ civilization , characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe , Africa and Asia . The city ___MASK31___ ___MASK33___ was the largest city in the world BC AD , with Constantinople ( New ___MASK33___ ) becoming the largest around 500 AD , and the Empire ' s populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants ( roughly 20 % ___MASK31___ the world ' s population at the time ). The 500 - year - old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series ___MASK31___ civil wars and political conflict , during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC . Civil wars and executions continued , culminating in the victory ___MASK31___ Octavian , Caesar ' s adopted son , over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle ___MASK31___ Actium in 31 BC and the annexation ___MASK31___ Egypt . Octavian ' s power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the ___MASK13___ Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title " Augustus ", effectively marking the end ___MASK31___ the ___MASK13___ Republic .