The First Man in Rome (148 page)
Scaurus
Skow-russ
(show
as in “cow”)
"puffy feet" or "dropsical"
Scipio
Skee-pee-oh "a ceremonial rod"
Serranus
Se-rah-nuss
(se
as in “set” "of a saw" or "serrated"
Sesquiculus
Say-skwee-koo-luss "an arsehole and a half"
Siculus
See-koo-luss "of Sicily"
Silanus
See-lah-nuss "ugly puggy face"
Silo
See-loh "snub-nosed"
Stichus
Stick-uss
(stick
as in “kick” slave's name (Greek)
Strabo
Stray-boh (Latin, Strah-boh) "cross-eyed"
Sulla
Soo-lah unknown
Tubero
Too-bear-oh "hump" or "morally bad"
Varro
Vah-roh "bandy-legged"
Vatia
Vah-tee-ah "knock-kneed"
Verrucosis
Ve-roo-koh-sus
(ve
as in “vet”
"covered in warts"
Vopiscus
Voh-piss-kuss "survivor of twins"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO OTHER NAMES AND TERMS
Because the guide to pronunciation of male names should familiarize the reader with general Latin pronunciation, the list which follows is considerably abbreviated.
Achaeans
" Ah-kye-ans
Achilles
Ah-kill-ees
Adherbal
Ahd-her-bahl
aedile
eye-deel (English, ee-dyel or ay-dyel)
Aedui
Eye-doo-ee
Aeneas
Eye-nay-ahs (English, An-ee-ass or Ay-nee-ass)
Aeschylus
Eye-skee-luss (English, Ee-skee-luss)
ager publicus
ah-ger (the
g
as in "got") pub-lee-kuss
Agger
Ag-er
(ag
as in "hag")
Allobroges
Al-oh-broh-gays
(at
as in "pal")
Ambrones
Am-broh-nays
(am
as in "ham'')
Amor
Ah-mor
Anopaea
Ah-noh-pye-ah
Antigone
Ant-ig-oh-nay
(ant
as in "pant"—
ig
as in "pig")
Apulia
Ah-poo-lee-ah
aqua
ah-kwah
Aquae Sextiae
Ah-kwye Sex-tee-eye
Arausio
Ah-row-see-oh
(row
as in "cow")
Ariadne
Ah-ree-ahd-nay
Aricia
. Ah-rick-ee-ah
(rick
as in "kick")
Arpinum
Ar-pee-noom
(oom
is "short"—like the
u
in "puss")
Atuatuci
Ah-too-ah-too-kee
auctoritas
owk-tor-ee-tahss
(ow
as in "cow")
augur
ow-goor
(ow
as in "cow"—the
g
as in "good")
Aurelia
Ow-ray-lee-ah (English, Awe- ree-lee-ah)
Baetis
Bye-tiss
Baiae
Bye-eye
Berenice
Bear-en-ee-kay (English, Bear-en-eye-kee)
biga
bee-gah
Bithynia
Bith-in-ee-ah
(bith
as in "pith")
Boii
Boy-ee
Boiohaemum
Boy-oh-hye-moom
(oo
sounded like the
u
in "put")
Boiorix
Boy-or-ix
Bomilcar
Bom-ill-kar
(bom
as in "torn")
Bona Dea
Boh-nah Day-ah
boni
bonny (as in Scots "bonny")
Brundisium
Broon-dis-ee-oom
(dis
as in "this")
Burdigala
Boor-dee-gah-lah
(boor
as in "poor")
Caelian
Kye-lee-ahn
Campania
Kam-pah-nee-ah
(kam
as in "ham")
campus
kam-puss (same then as now)
Capena
Kap-ay-nah
(kap
as in "tap")
capite censi
kap-it-ay ken-see
(ken
as n "ten")
Capua
Kap-oo-ah
(oo
as in "too")
career
kar-ker
Carinae
Ka-reen-eye
(ka
as in "can")
Celt
Kelt (as in "spelt")
Cercina
Ker-kee-nah
(ker
as in "her")
Charybdis
Kah-rib-dis
(rib
as in "crib")
Cherusci
Ker-oos-kee
Cilicia
Kill-ick-ee-ah (English, Sill-ish-ah)
Cimbri
Kim-bree
(kirn
as in "him")
Circei
Ker-kay-ee
cloaca
kloh-ah-kah
(kloh
as in "so")
confarreatio
kon-fah-ray-ah-tee-oh
consultant
kon-sool-toom
contio
kon-tee-oh
corona
kor-oh-nah
cottabus
kot-ah-buss
(kot
-as in "pot")
Croesus
Kree-suss
culibonia
kool-ee-bon-ee-ah
(bon
as in "upon")
Cumae
Koo-mye
cunnus
koo-nuss
curia
koo-ree-ah
cursus honorunt
koor-suss hon-or-oom
(hon
as in "upon")
curule
koo-rool
Danae
Dan-ah-ay
(dan
as in "can")
dignitas
deen-yee-tahss (sibilant ending)
domus
dom-uss
(dom
as in "torn")
Druentia
Droo-en-tee-ah
Epaphroditus
Ep-ah-froh-dee-tuss (English, Ep-afroh-dye-tuss)
Euxine
Erx-een (English, Yewx-een)
fasces
fass-kays
(fass
as in "lass")
fasti
fah-stee
Fauces Suburae
Fow-kays
(fow
as in "cow") Soo-boo-rye
Felix
Fay-licks
fellator
fell-ah-tor
(fell
as in "sell")
flamen
.
flah-men
(men
as in "ten")
flamen Dlalis
flah-men Dee-ah-lis
flumen
floo-men
(floo
as in "too")
Fortuna
For-too-nah
forum
for-oom
Forum Boarium
Boh-ah-ree-oom
Forum Frumentarium
Froo-men-tah-ree-oom
Forum Holitorium
Hol-it-or-ee-oom
(hoi
as in "doll")
Forum Piscinum
Piss-kee-noom