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The Latin alphabet. Letters of the alphabet that the Romans used.
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Latin Alphabet Changes
Here is an explanation of a change in the ancient Latin alphabet.
Alphabet - Latin and English Differences in Alphabet,
The alphabet was borrowed from the Phoenicians by the Greeks and passed on to the people of the Italic peninsula who gave it the characteristic form we think of as the alphabet.
Latin Alphabet
Visual comparison of the Latin and Etruscan alphabets and pronuniation guide for the Latin letters.
Evolution of the Latin Alphabet
The Phoenician name of letters, their meanings, their sounds (described lingistically), and their equivalents in the Greek and Latin alphabets.
Evolution of Latin Characters
Watch a graphic display of the evolution of the alphabet from the Phoencians through Latin of the Middle Ages.

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