NovaRoma:Latin orthography

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These are the rules that we follow for writing Latin in this wiki.

Contents 1 Italics 2 U and V 3 I and J 4 Apices

Italics

Latin words used in articles which are not written in Latin are placed in italics. For example:

There is also a not entirely clear tradition about senacula, of which there were said to have been three, one on the Capitol by the temple of Concord, one by the temple of Bellona, and one at the porta Capena.

(Andrew Lintott, The Constitution Of The Roman Republic, p.73)

U and V

The letter "U" is used to represent the vowel written "V" by the Romans, while the letter "V" is used for the consonant written "V" by the Romans. For example:

Clámor ad cælum volvendus per æthera vágit.

(Q. Ennius, Annales, fr. 421 W.)

I and J

The letter "J" is used to represent the consonant written "I" by the Romans, while the letter "I" is used for the vowel written "I" by the Romans. For example:

Comés iís additus L. Június Brútus Tarquiniá soróre régis nátus, juvenis longé alius ingenií, quam cujus simulátiónem induerat.

(T. Livius, Ab urbe condita, 1.57.7)

Apices

In continuous passages of Latin, apices are used to mark long vowels; but this is not done when Latin names, words, or phrases are used in vernacular sentences. For example:

"Est igitur," inquit Áfricánus, "rés publica rés populí, populus autem nón omnis hominum cœtus quóquó modó congregátus, sed cœtus multitúdinis júris cónsénsú et útilitátis commúnióne sociátus."

(M. Tullius Cicero, De re publica, 1.25.39)