ɪn ɐ sˈɛns, ɹˈoʊm wʌzɐ kˌɑːzməpˈɑːlɪtən sˈɪɾi, spˈoʊkən ɪn mˈɛni lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈætɪn, ɡɹˈiːk, ænd ˈɑːskən, ðɪs ʃˈoʊz ɐ mˌʌltɪfˈæsɪɾᵻd ˈɛmpaɪɚ mˌeɪd ˌʌp ʌv dˈɪfɹənt pˈɑːɹts ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən ˈɛɹiə.
In a sense, Rome was a cosmopolitan city, spoken in many languages such as Latin, Greek, and Oscan, this shows a multifaceted empire made up of different parts around the Mediterranean area.