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Greek Reporter6d
Greeks: The Inventors of the First True Alphabet
The first true alphabet was an invention of the Greek world, revolutionizing writing, literacy, and shaping foundations of ...
Ancient writing — using possibly ‘oldest known alphabet’ — unearthed in Syria. See it
Long before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek, cultures around the world were communicating with one another. The Sumerians of ...
The Washington Post3y
With coronavirus variants, the world is learning the Greek alphabet, one grim letter at a time
The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous ... There were concerns about the behavior of the ancient gods — their immorality and violence. Finally, with the feeling ...
La Brújula Verde1y
Greek Colonization of the Mediterranean and Development of Greek Alphabet Began 150 Years Earlier than Previously Thought
A team of dedicated researchers has recently made a remarkable discovery that sheds new light on the Late Geometric period in ancient Greece ... such as the introduction of the Greek alphabet, much ...
The Economist3y
Why coronavirus variants are named using the Greek alphabet
Those affected by covid-19—which is, one way or another, more or less everyone on the planet—might need a refresher course on the ancient Greek alphabet after the World Health Organisation ...