The Latin alphabet has its origin in the Gr1ek people of south Italy, as the Etruscan alphabet. It was fixed in the beginning of the empire and since than none important changes have been done. This alphabet expanded itself in countries ruled by the Roman empire. The ancient documents reproduced the writing of capital letters, with small changes. From this kind of writing was born the uncial writing, and from the Roman cursive was born the minuscule characters, used for the Occidental copyist. The Latin printing types reproduces the drawing of the Roman inscriptions, in capital letters and the Carolinian manuscripts reproduces the minuscule, through this was born the new Italic and Gothic forms.