Wilton Warrior Words: Long live dead languages Justin Rosenthal FacebookTwitterEmail Justin Rosenthal, one of the students at Wilton High School, who write this column titled: Warrior Words, for publishing in the Wilton Bulletin, and on the Bulletin’s website, writes about two languages that have inspired him.Hearst Connecticut Media As soon as I stepped into his classroom on my first day of high school, my Latin--and eventually Ancient Greek--teacher’s love for the classics swept over me like a tidal wave. I cannot overstate how grateful I am to have the opportunity to learn these languages in Wilton. It is common knowledge that Latin and Ancient Greek are dead languages, but, unfortunately, they are dying school subjects, too. In addition to fewer and fewer schools around the country offering courses in these languages, fewer and fewer students in Wilton are actually taking advantage of this unique opportunity. If, during my freshman year, I were asked why I decided to take Latin, I would have admittedly said that I was just tired of learning French and wanted to start anew with a different language. If I were now asked why I continued taking Latin and even decided to also learn Ancient Greek, however, I would have a much different answer.