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by Colleen McCullough

  Reginus

  Ray-gee-nuss (the “of a queen” g as in “get”)

  Rex

  Rayx “king”

  Rufinus

  Roo-fee-nuss “of a red-haired family”

  Rufus

  Roo-fuss (fuss as in “puss”) “red-haired”

  Ruso

  Roo-soh “a country bumpkin”

  Saturninus

  Sah-tur-nee-nuss “of Saturn”

  Scaevola

  Skye-voh-lah “left-handed”

  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-ayken-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 Dialis

  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

  Forum Romanum

  Roh-mah-noom

  Gades

  Gah-days

  Gaetuli

  Gye-too-lee

  Gallia

  Gal-ee-ah (gal as in “pal”)

  Gallia Comata

  Com-ah-tah (com as in “torn”)

  garum

  ga-room (ga as in “gap”)

  Garumna

  Gah-room-nah

  Gauda

  Gow-dah (gow as in “cow”)

  gens

  gens (the
g as in “get”—word rhymes with “hens”)

  Germalus

  Ger-mah-luss (the g as in “get”—ger as in “her”)

  Germani

  Ger-mah-nee (the g as in “get”—ger as in “her”)

  Getorix

  Gay-tor-ix (ix as in “six”)

  Halicyae

  Hal-ee-kee-eye (hal as in “pal”)

  Hiempsal

  Hee-emp-sal

  Hispania

  Hiss-pah-nee-ah

  Hispania Citerior

  Kit-er-ee-or (kit as in “sit”)

  Hispania Ulterior

  Ool-ter-ee-or

  hubris

  hoo-briss

  lampsas

  Yamp-sahss (yamp as in “lamp”)

  lamus

  Yah-muss

  Icosium

  Ee-koh-see-oom

  Illyricum

  Ill-ir-ee-coom (ir as in “stirrup”)

  imagines

  im-ah-gee-nays (the g as in “gear”)

  imago

  im-ah-goh (im as in “him”)

  imperator

  im-pair-ah-tor

  imperium

  im-pair-ee-oom (English, im-peer-ee-oom)

  insula

  in-soo-lah

  lol

  Yol (as in “doll”)

  Irrumator

  irr-oo-mah-tor (irr as in “stir-rup”)

  iugera

  yew-gair-ah

  iugerum

  yew-gair-oom (yew as in “few”)

  Juba

  Joo-bah

  Jugurtha

  Joo-goor-thah (English, Joo-ger-thuh)

  Julia

  Joo-lee-ah

  Julilla

  Joo-lil-lah

  Juturna

  Joo-toor-nah

  Lares

  Lah-rays

  Lares Permarini

  Pair-mah-ree-nee

  Lares Praestites

  Prye-stit-ays (stit as in “sit”)

  Lautumiae

  Low-too-mee-eye (low as in “cow”)

  Licinia

  Lick-in-ee-ah

  Lugdunum

  Loog-doo-noom

  macellum

  mack-ell-oom (mack as in “tack”)

  Marcia

  Mar-kee-ah (English, Marsh-uh or Mar-see-uh)

  Marcomanni

  Mar-koh-mah-nee

  Marrucini

  Mar-oo-kee-nee (heavy r—mar as in “tar”)

  Marsi

  Mar-see

  Masinissa

  Mah-sin-iss-ah (sin as in “tin”)

  Mastanabal

  Mah-stan-ah-bahl (stan as in “ran”)

  Mauretania

  Mow-ret-ah-nee-ah (mow as in “cow”)

  mentula

  men-too-lah (men as in “ten”)

  mentulam coco

  men-too-lahm kah-koh

  Metrobius

  Met-roh-bee-uss (met as in “set”)

  Micipsa

  Mick-ip-sah

  Milo

  Mee-loh (English, Mye-loh)

  Misenum

  Mee-say-noom

  Mithridates

  Mith-rid-ah-tays (English, Mith-rid-ay-tees)

  Muluchath

  Moo-loo-kath

  Myrto

  Meer-toh

  Nabataea

  Nah-bah-tye-ah

  Nabdalsa

  Nab-dahl-sah (nab as in “cab”)

  Naevius

  Nye-vee-uss

  Narbo

  Nor-boh or Nah-boh

  Neapolis

  Nay-ah-pol-iss (pol as in “doll”)

  nefas

  neff-ahss (neff as in “left”—ahss as in “arse”)

  nemo

  nay-moh

  Nicopoiis

  Nick-op-ol-iss

  Numantia

  Noo-man-tee-ah (man as in “man”)

  Numidia

  Noo-mid-ee-ah (mid as in “bid”)

  Ocelum

  Ock-ell-oom (ock as in “sock”)

  Odysseus

  Odd-iss-oos (English, Odd-iss-ee-uss)

  Oedipus

  Ee-dee-puss (American, Ed-ee-puss)

  oppidum

  op-id-oom (op as in “hop”—id as in “bid”)

  opus incertum

  op-uss in-ker-toom

  Oxyntas

  Ox-in-tahss (in as in “sin”)

  Paeligni

  Pye-leen-yee

  Pamphylia

  Pam-fee-lee-ah (pam as in “ham”)

  Paphlagonia

  Paff-la-goh-nee-ah

  papyrus

  pap-eye-russ (pap as in “tap”)

  Patavium

  Pat-ah-vee-oom (pat as in “cat”)

  paterfamilias

  pat-er-fam-ill-ee-ahss

  Patrae

  Pat-rye

  Penates

  Pen-ah-tays (pen as in “ten”)

  Perseus

  Per-soos (English, Per-see-uss)

  phalerae

  fal-er-eye (fal as in “pal”)

  Phrygia

  Fridge-ee-ah

  Picenum

  Pee-kay-noom

  pilum

  pee-loom

  Placentia

  Plah-ken-tee-ah

  plebs

  rhymes with “webs”

  podex

  poh-dex (dex as in “sex”)

  pomerium

  poh-mair-ee-oom

  praefectus fabrutn

  prye-feck-tuss fab-room (fab as in “cab”)

  praenomen

  prye-noh-men

  praetor

  prye-tor

  praetor peregrinus

  pair-egg-ree-nuss

  praetor urbanus

  oor-bah-nuss

  primus inter pares

  pree-muss in-ter pah-rays

  Princeps Senatus

  Prin-keps Sen-ah-tuss

  Priscilla

  Priss-kill-ah (English, Priss-ill-uh)

  privatus

  pree-vah-tuss

  pteryges

  terry-gays

  Ptolemy

  Tol-em-ee (tol as in “doll”)

  Ptolemy Apion

  Ah-pee-on

  Ptolemy Euergetes

  Er-air-get-ays

  Puteoli

  Poo-tay-oh-lee

  Pyrrhus

  Pirr-uss (pirr as in “stirrup”)

  Reate

  Ray-ah-tay

  Regia

  Ray-gee-ah (the g as in “gear”)

  Remus

  Rem-uss (rem as in “hem”—English, Ree-muss)

  Rhenus

  Ray-nuss

  Rhodanus

  Rod-an-uss (rod as in “cod”)

  Roma

  Roh-mah

  Romulus

  Roh-moo-luss

  rostra

  roh-strah

  Rusicade

  Roo-see-kah-day

  Rutilia

  Roo-tee-lee-ah

  saepta

  sye-p-tah

  sagum

  sag-oom (sag as in “hag”)

  saltatrix tonsa

  sal-tah-tricks ton-sah (ton as in “upon”)

  Samnium

  Sam-nee-oom (sam as in “ham”)

  satrap

  sat-rap

  Scordisci

  Skor-disk-ee

  Scylax

  Skee-lacks (English, Sky-lacks)

  Scylla

  Skee-lah (English, Skill-uh or Sill-uh)

  Servilia

  Sair-vee-lee-ah (sair as in “air”)

  Servilia Caepionis

  Kye-pee-oh-niss

  smaragdus

  smah-rag-duss

  Smyrna

  Smeer-nah (English, Smur-nuh—smur as in “fur”)

  stibium

  stib-ee-oom (stib as in “crib”)

  stimulus

  stim-oo-luss (stim as in “dim”)

  Subura

  Soo-boo-rah