The Greek alphabet is very interesting, each made up of clever unique symbols to represent letters. But where in the world did the Greeks get the idea of their alphabet? After the Mycenaean civilization fell apart, the Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet, that was first introduced to them by a Phoenician named Cadmus. The Greeks of course made a few modifications and added to the alphabet. The greeks also decided of adding accents to the letters, so that it would be easier to pronounce. There are also two main subdivisions to the Greek alphabet, Chalcidian (Western) and Ionic (Eastern). Chalcidian was more so representative of the Latin alphabet and the Old Italic. The Ionic alphabet later became the official alphabet of modern Greece. The development of lowercase letters came from Byzantium, after 800 A.D. Byzantine refers to the time when Byzantium controlled the economic and religious center of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Later, the Byzantine minuscule was developed and was formed with cursive writing. The Greek alphabet has also helped with the formation of many other languages, such as Biblical Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic and many more.