Latin – what is the benefit of learning it? This question is posed year after year by thousands: parents who must decide whether their children should learn Latin during their school years, Latin teachers who want to promote the subject, and even university freshmen who suddenly need to catch up on their Latin. There are many reasons to learn this "dead" language, which is more relevant to our lives than one might think. Friedrich Maier presents the top ten reasons in a concise and understandable manner.