5. Ancient Greek
Next in line on our list of examples of isolated or extinct languages is Ancient Greek that is the language of the greatest philosophers, writers, and historians, such as Plato, Homer, Aristotle and many other great minds of classical texts, and it is still a subject of study in many educational institutions. Next to Latin, this is one of the most studied languages. A great number of words in English, for example, comes from Latin and Ancient Greek. Of course, the reason the language spread so fast and became influential is that Greeks were very powerful, especially during Alexander the Great. The purest form of Ancient Greek is considered to be the Attic Greek, spoken in Athens.
