Around the eighth century B.C.E., the Greeks incorporated the Phoenician alphabet into their own language by adding vowels, dropping a few consonants, and adding others. The Roman alphabet evolved from the Greek alphabet. It is also called Latin, which is recognized as the modern Western written language today.

Around the eighth century B.C.E., the Greeks incorporated the Phoenician alphabet into their own language by adding vowels, dropping a few consonants, and adding others. The Roman alphabet evolved from the Greek alphabet. It is also called Latin, which is recognized as the modern Western written language today.