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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

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