Was there a standard accent in Latin in the Roman era?

1. Did ancient Latin have accents?
2. What accent did ancient Romans have?
3. Did the Romans use accents?
4. Did Romans actually speak Latin?

Did ancient Latin have accents?

Because Latin orthography was never really standardized, or at least not in the same way modern languages are, we can see quite a few different regional accents and dialects across the Roman empire, which eventually evolved into the modern Romance languages.

What accent did ancient Romans have?

The medieval Roman dialect belonged to the southern family of Italian dialects, and was thus much closer to the Neapolitan language than to the Florentine. A typical example of Romanesco of that period is Vita di Cola di Rienzo ("Life of Cola di Rienzo"), written by an anonymous Roman during the 14th century.

Did the Romans use accents?

The Romans actually didn't use diacritical marks for the most part. I understand that this question was asked based off of a comment made on a post (which was answered by myself). In my response, I used two diacritical marks: the acute accent (Á) and the macron (ā).

Did Romans actually speak Latin?

Latin was used throughout the Roman Empire, but it shared space with a host of other languages and dialects, including Greek, Oscan and Etruscan, which give us a unique perspective on the ancient world.