A Guide to Modern English Pronunciation
of Ancient Greek and Latin
The intent of this "article" is to create a guide to the English pronunciation of ancient names and other words frequently encountered in the study of ancient numismatics.
Please keep the entries as simple as possible: (1) type the name or word, (2) type the pronunciation, breaking it down into syllables connected with dashes, capitalizing the syllable that should be stressed. Here's an example:
Tiberius: tai-BE-ri-us
If you do not know how to pronounce a certain word not among the entries, just enter the word and wait for someone else to suggest a pronunciation (or consult someone and then enter the pronunciation, or ask someone else to enter it).
Entries should be alphabetical to make them easy to find. In case of multiple possible pronunciations, just add to the list, separating suggested pronunciations with a comma. If pronunciation varies in different areas, the location where a pronunciation is prevalent should be indicated in parenthesis, (US), (UK) or (AS) for example.
Alphabetical List of Entries
Aegeae:
Antoninus: an-to-NAI-nus
Antoninus Pius:
Augustus: uh-GUS-tus
Aurelius: ohw-REE-li-us, o-RELL-ius
Boeotia: bee-O-shuh
Callaguris:
Cantharos (cantharus):
Ceasarea: ses-uh-REE-uh
Caligula: cuh-LIG-yoo-luh
Claudius: CLAWD-ee-us
Cyzicus: SIZ-i-kus
Damnatio:
Domitian:
Drachm: Dram
Elagabalus:
Laodicea: lay-oh-di-SEE-uh
Lycaonia:
Lycia:
Macedon: MASS-eh-don
Midaeum:
Nerva:
Oea:
Septimius: sep-TIM-ee-us
Severan: seh-VEER-an
Severus: seh-VEER-us
Siscia:
Ticinum:
Tetradrachm: TET-ruh-dram
Vespasian: veh-SPAY-shyun
Vitellius: