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5 days ago · The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It is derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and was the earliest known alphabetic script to have distinct letters for vowels as well as consonants.
3 days ago · The language of the Greeks is a living organism that has endured millennia. Credit: Thomas Wolf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Greek is one of the oldest recorded living languages of the world, with a truly rich history that spans over 3,000 years. While Ancient Greek and Modern Greek represent ...
1 day ago · Katharevousa and Demotic: Modern Greek evolved from the vernacular spoken in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods. During the 19th century, a linguistic debate arose between proponents of Katharevousa, a purist form of Greek based on classical models, and advocates of Demotic, the spoken language of the people.
4 days ago · Zeus (/ zj uː s /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first syllable of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.
3 days ago · By the year 300 BC, all of the main Aramaic-speaking regions came under political rule of the newly created Seleucid Empire that promoted Hellenistic culture, and favored Greek language as the main language of public life and administration.
4 days ago · language, a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release. Characteristics of language
5 days ago · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 3, 2024 • Article History. Plato. Born: 428/427 bce, Athens, Greece. Died: 348/347, Athens. Founder: Academy. Notable Works: “Apology” “Charmides” “Cratylus” “Critias” “Crito” “Epigrams” “Euthydemus” “Euthyphro” “Gorgias” “Hippias Major” “Hippias Minor” “Ion” “Laches” “Laws” “Letters”
