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Ancient Greek

Ἑλληνική

Indo-European (Hellenic) · Greek alphabet · Updated July 2026

The Greek language from Homer through Late Antiquity, spanning the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic (Koine), and early Byzantine phases. The Attic dialect of Classical Athens became the prestige form, and its Koine descendant served as the lingua franca of the eastern Mediterranean for over a millennium.

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Rajagopal, Shriram. "Ancient Greek." Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names. Last modified July 24, 2026. https://onomastikon.org/languages/ancient-greek. 

@misc{onomastikon-ancient-greek,
  author = {Rajagopal, Shriram},
  title = {Ancient Greek},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://onomastikon.org/languages/ancient-greek}},
  note = {Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names}
}

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