I was in Greece a few months ago and came across some very early Greek tablets in a small local museum, and the script completely surprised me. Instead of anything resembling the familiar Greek alphabet we use today, it looked almost like a mix of symbols and hieroglyphic-style markings. It made me realize how little I actually know about the evolution of Greek writing!
So now I’m curious: Where did our modern Greek alphabet come from?
How did we get from those early pictographic or syllabic scripts to the alphabet we recognize now, with letters like Α, Β, Γ, Δ?
I know about Linear A and Linear B in the Bronze Age, but I’m not sure how (or if!) they connect to the later alphabet. Was it an adaptation of the Phoenician script? A direct evolution? Something else entirely?
Would love a clear explanation or timeline from anyone who knows the history.
So now I’m curious: Where did our modern Greek alphabet come from?
How did we get from those early pictographic or syllabic scripts to the alphabet we recognize now, with letters like Α, Β, Γ, Δ?
I know about Linear A and Linear B in the Bronze Age, but I’m not sure how (or if!) they connect to the later alphabet. Was it an adaptation of the Phoenician script? A direct evolution? Something else entirely?
Would love a clear explanation or timeline from anyone who knows the history.
