Written Language in the past and present

The Mesopotamian civilisation

3200 BCE

http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub363/item1526.html
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/home_set.html
The Mesopotamian civilisation used pictograms for writing.

Egyptian civilisation

3150 BCE

https://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Writing/
The Egyptian civilisation used hieroglyphics to write.

Indus Valley civilisation

2600 BCE

http://www.ancientscripts.com/indus.html
The Indus Valley civilisation used symbols on seals to write.

Ancient Roman civilisation

8 BCE

http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/writ.html
Latin was used as the romans main language.