 An original Hellenic civilization soon developed, later interacting with the native Italic and Latin civilisations.The most important cultural transplant was the Chalcidean/Cumaean variety of the Greek alphabet, which was adopted by the Etruscans; the Old Italic alphabet subsequently evolved into the Latin alphabet, which became the most widely used alphabet in the world.Many of the new Hellenic cities became very rich and powerful, like "Neapolis" (Νεάπολις, Naples, "New City"), "Syracuse", "Acragas", and "Sybaris" (Σύβαρις).