Roman said to be dead (5)
I believe the answer is:
latin
'roman' is the definition.
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "Virgil's tongue" , "Cicero's tongue" , "Language of the Caesars" , "'Dead language, though still taught (5)'" , "and 15 Down: Student area of Paris" .)