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Authors: Colleen McCullough

Tags: #Fiction, #Historical

The First Man in Rome (150 page)

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

Sulpicia
                         Sool-pick-ee-ah

suovetaurilia
                 
soo-of-et-ow-rill-ee-ah

Syrtis
                            Seer-tiss
(seer
as in "leer")

Taprobane
                     Tap-roh-bah-nay

Tarpeian
                       Tar-pay-ee-an

tata
                                
tah-tah

Teutobod
                       Ter-toh-bod
(bod
as in "cod")

Teutones
                        Ter-toh-nays

Thermopylae
                 Ther-mop-ee-lye

torc
                               tork

tribuni
                          
trib-oo-nee
(trib
as in "crib")

tribuni aerarii
               
eye-rah-ree-ee

tribuni militum
              
mill-it-oom
(mill
as in "will")

tribuni plebis
                 
pleb-iss
(pleb
as in "web")

Tullianum
                      Tool-ee-ah-noom

Tusculum
                      Tuss-koo-loom
(tuss
as in "puss")

Tyrrhenian
                    Tir-ray-nee-an
(tir
as in "stirrup")

Ubus
                             Oo-buss

Ulysses
                          Oo-liss-ays (English, Yew-liss-ees)

Utica
                             Oo-tee-kah

Vediovis
                        Ved-ee-of-iss
(ved
as in "bed"—
of
as in "of")

Velabrum
                      Vel-ab-room
(vel
as in "sell"—
ab
as in "cab")

Velia
                             Vel-ee-ah

Vercellae
                       Ver-kell-eye

via
                                
vee-ah

Via Aemilia
                   Eye-mill-ee-ah

Via Aemilia Scauri
         Eye-mill-ee-ah Skow-ree
(skow
as in "cow")

Via Annia
                      Ah-nee-ah

Via Appia
                      Ah-pee-ah

Via Aurelia
                    Ow-ray-lee-ah
(ow
as in "cow")

Via Domitia
                   Dom-it-ee-ah
(dom
as in "tom"—
it
as in "sit")

Via Flaminia
                  Flam-in-ee-ah
(flam
as in "ham")

Via Lata
                  .      Lah-tah

Via Latina
                     Lat-ee-nah
(lat
as in "sat")

Via Nova
                       Noh-vah

via praetoria
                  
prye-tor-ee-ah

via principalis
                
prin-kip-ah-liss

Via Sacra
                      Sack-ran

Via Salaria
                    Sal-ah-ree-ah
(sal
as in "pal")

Via Tiburtina
                Tib-er-tee-nah
(lib
as in "crib")

vicus
                             
vee-kuss

Vicus Patricii
                 Pat-rick-ee-ee
(pat
as in "sat")

Vicus Tuscus
                 Tuss-kuss (as in "puss")

Volcae Tectosages
          Vol-kye Teck-toh-sah-gays

Volscian
                        Vol-skee-an

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