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thaumasiotes
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The capital sharp S in now part of the official Ge...
What do you think makes G different from J and U in that regard?
cronjobber
on July 5, 2017
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Timing. Where do you think G slots in the timeline, relative to the Latin classics?
thaumasiotes
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G dates to the classical period. But, as I pointed out above, it's still intrusive enough then that Caesar's praenomen, Gaius, is written C, not G. The name is older than the letter, but younger than Latin writing.
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