Obviously Italians nowadays speak Italian, bu what caused Latin to fade from popular use? Was it the Lombards, Byzantines, or some other invading group?
hi! not discouraging more input, but you can get started on this topic in the FAQ (link on sidebar): tl;dr: Latin evolved into the "Romance Languages" Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, [and so on].(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages)