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⭐ In the context of Ancient Greek dialects, which of the following forms gained prominence as the standard literary language before the Hellenistic period and the rise of Koine Greek?

Attic Greek served as the dominant literary standard during classical antiquity, evidenced by its extensive use in surviving texts alongside other dialects like Aeolic, Doric, and Ionic.

⭐ Core Definition: Dialects of Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek in classical antiquity, before the development of the common Koine Greek of the Hellenistic period, was divided into several varieties.

Most of these varieties are known only from inscriptions, but a few of them, principally Aeolic, Doric, and Ionic, are also represented in the literary canon alongside the dominant Attic form of literary Greek.

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Dialects of Ancient Greek in the context of Aeolic Greek

In linguistics, Aeolic Greek (/iːˈɒlɪk/), also known as Aeolian (/iːˈɒliən/), Lesbian or Lesbic dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anatolia and adjoining islands; and possibly in Lower Macedonia.

The Aeolic dialect shows many archaisms in comparison to the other Ancient Greek dialects (Arcadocypriot, Attic, Ionic, and Doric), as well as many innovations; it is, consequently, considered to be—for the modern reader—perhaps the most difficult of the dialects.

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