REFINE

 

Who What Where When

 
 

REMOVE

  1. Trajan's Column (Rome, Italy …
  2. oil paintings
  3. oil on canvas

WHAT

  1. Alphabet - History (1)
  2. Inscriptions, Ancient (1)

WHERE

  1. Italy - Rome (1)

WHO

  1. Kimberly-Clark Corporatio … (1)
  2. Parrish, Douglas M., 1922 … (1)

WHEN

  1. 1966 approximate (1)
REFINE 

Browse All : Trajan's Column (Rome, Italy) and oil paintings and oil on canvas

1-1 of 1
The Roman Alphabet
The Roman Alphabet
Parrish, Douglas M., 19...
oil paintings
 
Title
The Roman Alphabet
Creator
Parrish, Douglas M., 1922-2001
Summary
The Romans, beginning their mighty ascent to power, expelled the Etruscans from Rome in 509 B.C., but not before they acquired from them a combination of the Semitic-Greek-Etruscan alphabet. This was then modified and perfected into an alphabet of their own, an alphabet which is the basis of our present day language. Originally, the Roman alphabet consisted of 20 letters. Later the G, Y, Z, J, U, and W were added. With minor variations, that alphabet is employed today in more than 10 modern languages and dialects.
1-1 of 1