Greeks borrow Phoenician script frameworkJan 1, 800 BCELabels: Phoenician script, Greek communitiesBritannicaBritannica
Vowel letters introduced into Greek alphabetJan 1, 800 BCELabels: Vowel letters, Greek innovationBritannicaWikipedia
Early Greek abecedary tablets (MS 108)Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Abecedary tablets, CyprusSchoyenWikipedia
Western Greek alphabet carried to ItalyJan 1, 750 BCELabels: Western Greek, Euboean settlersBritannicaWikipedia
Local “epichoric” alphabets diversify regionallyJan 1, 700 BCELabels: Epichoric alphabets, Regional variantsBritannicaAcropolis Museum
Boustrophedon becomes a prominent layout styleJan 1, 600 BCELabels: Boustrophedon, Layout styleBritannicaWikipedia
Gortyn Code inscribed in Dorian dialectJan 1, 475 BCELabels: Gortyn Code, Dorian dialectBritannicaWikipedia
Athens adopts Ionic alphabet officiallyJan 1, 403 BCELabels: Athens, Ionic alphabetBritannicaAcropolis MuseumWikipedia
Ionic alphabet becomes common Greek standardJan 1, 350 BCELabels: Ionic standard, Common GreekBritannicaAcropolis Museum
