ieatpickleswithmilk t1_ir2mewc wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:39 PM

Reply to comment by TwoPercentTokes in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER

The article states that the statue was sculpted during the Roman era, around the 2nd century AD but last adorned buildings during the Byzantine era in the 8th or 9th century. I believe Latin was at least spoken by some people during the 2nd century since many inscriptions in Latin have been found in the city from that time period.

Ypnos666 t1_ir53ya0 wrote on October 5, 2022 at 12:26 PM

The lingua franca of the East Roman Empire was Greek, throughout its history with Latin only used for administrative purposes. It would have been Herakles, son of Dias.