The lingua franca of the ancient world

Ο αναπληρωτής καθηγητής στο Τμήμα Γλωσσολογίας, του Εθνικού Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου, Νικόλαος Παντελίδης. Source: Supplied

During the Hellenistic period, a new Greek dialect came to form originating from the Attica dialect. Eventually, it became the common Greek language. Dr. Nikolaos Pantelidis, Professor at the Linguistics Department, of Athens University, explains.

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