The author of this article wrote a very interesting book about the connection between language and empire, "Empires of the Word". https://www.amazon.com/Empire

The author of this article wrote a very interesting book about the connection between language and empire, "Empires of the Word". https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Word-Language-History-World/dp/0060935723 https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Word-Language-History-World/d... It is really interesting to read about how languages outlast their cultures. Latin comes to mind of course, but as the book discusses this was also the case with Sumerian and others.