The Spoken History of a Global Language

Episode 15: Etruscans, Romans and a Modified Alphabet

November 13, 2012 37:35 36.18 MB Downloads: 0
The first Indo-Europeans settle into Italy, but they encounter an existing civilization known as the Etruscans.  The Etruscans borrow the alphabet from the Greeks, and soon pass it on to the Romans. Our modern alphabet finally begins to emerge. TRANSCRIPT: … Continue reading