Essay Archive - Greek Literature
Greek Literature
Greeks created a great literature. Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired, influenced, and challenged readers to today.
Romans, on the other hand, turned to Greeks when it came to literature, and writing.
The Greek alphabet came from the Phoenician alphabet. During the period from the 8th to the 5th century B.C., local differences caused the forms of letters to vary from one city-state to another with Greece. But from the 4th century on the alphabet became uniform throughout the Greek world.
A lot of the literature popular throughout history can be trace....
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