1 | | Specific names for units and buildings, transliterated from ancient languages. |
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| 2 | ''For other texts, see wiki:EnglishStyleGuide. For pronunciation of specific strings, see wiki:Audio_Voice_List.'' |
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| 4 | This guide provides some ground rules to write specific names for '''0 A.D.''' |
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| 6 | Specific names are in the native language, not in English. Every language has its own orthography (conventions to write down a language). To avoid unnecessary confusion, be consistent and stick to the rules listed below. |
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| 8 | Britons, Carthaginians, Gauls, Iberians? |
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| 10 | == Greek |
| 11 | Ancient Greek is the language used for the Athenians, Macedonians, Ptolemies, Seleucids, and Spartans. |
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| 13 | == Latin |
| 14 | Classical Latin is the language used for the Romans. |
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| 16 | == Meroitic |
| 17 | Meroitic is the language used for the Kushites. |
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| 19 | == Old Persian |
| 20 | Old Persian is the language used for the Persians. |
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| 22 | == Sanskrit |
| 23 | (Vedic or Classical?) Sanskrit is the language used for the Mauryas. |