If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

How has the pronunciation of Greek, one of the world's oldest languages still spoken today, changed over time?

Though Akkadian as a spoken language in Mesopotamia died out ... to be used by temple scribes and astrologers. Greek scholars are known to have flocked to Babylon during this time to learn ...

Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently led UNESCO to declare it Europe’s oldest book ... the hero poet and musician of Greek mythology. Richard Janko, a ...

2. Egyptian Hieroglyphs - 3200 BCE One of the most well-known and oldest writing systems, Egyptian hieroglyphs were largely referred to as “holy writing” in the Greek language due to their reverence.