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The Greek Language: An Historical Study, Richard C. Leonard '60 Jan 1960

The Greek Language: An Historical Study, Richard C. Leonard '60

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The Greek alphabet has been in constant use since the eighth century B.C., and was derived from the Phoenician alphabet. Greek colonists in Italy gave the Romans a modified version of the Greek alphabet, which became the Roman alphabet in which English is written.