Was Latin Ever Spoken?

Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium. Through the power of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in Italy, and subsequently throughout the western Roman Empire, before eventually becoming a dead language. Latin has contributed many words to the English language.

When was Latin last spoken?

To oversimplify the matter, Latin began to die out in the 6th century shortly after the fall of Rome in 476 A.D. The fall of Rome precipitated the fragmentation of the empire, which allowed distinct local Latin dialects to develop, dialects which eventually transformed into the modern Romance languages.

Why did Latin stop being spoken?

Now we can answer OP's question: Classical Latin ceased to be a spoken language because it always had a comparatively small native speaker base, and when they lost their power and influence, the language died out as well.