The First Man in Rome (149 page)
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