The Amazing Evolution of Language
4 min readJul 11, 2020
“May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books.”
-Thomas Carlyle
It’s difficult to overstate how much of an impact the ancient Phoenicians had on language. The fact that you’re able to read these sentences with such ease and clarity is thanks to innovations made by this ancient culture thousands of years ago.