Not so much a Latin question, but I do have a language question.
Did the Romans ever write or show any interest in any other languages other than Latin and Greek? I understand that Aramaic and Hebrew were commented on by the Romans, as were Etruscan and the other Italic tongues in the Republic days, but what of other languages?
And what of languages spoken by "barbarians" outside the Empire? Do we get any glimpses of their languages through the Romans or the Greeks at all? And if we do have anything on these languages, are we able to deduce what their modern-day versions are?
I know the Romans (and the Greeks for that matter) didn't always have very positive images of non-Romans, but considering that the Empire (and beyond) was a linguistically diverse place, the Romans must have had something to say on the languages of other peoples...?
Multas gratias