Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know

This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know ...
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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...
Greek Reporter

Study Decodes the Strange Pronunciation of Ancient Greek

A new study explains the strange pronunciation of ancient Greek words by tracing stress shifts in suffixes like "-es" and ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Alphabet’s Phoenician Origins Questioned After 2,500 Years

Reexamining the Greek alphabet, Herodotus’ story of Phoenician origins may obscure earlier Linear B writing on palm leaves.
Computerworld

Some IT Terms Really Are Greek

“Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.” – Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2. While it’s always a good idea to brush up on your ...
The Washington Post

Greek Students Savor 'The Iliad' and the Oddity

Gillian Brockett and Caitlin O'Brien are outdoors skipping around a little round table, bellowing the first lines of "The Iliad" to all who will listen. Homer's ancient words come out in a lilting ...