3. The following pronunciation (often called Roman) is substantially that
employed by the Romans at the height of their civilization; i.e., roughly,
from 50 B.C. to 50 A.D.

1. Vowels.

ā as in _father_; ă as in the first syllable _ahá_;
ē as in _they_; ĕ as in _met_;
Ä« as in _machine_; Ä­ as in _pin_;
ō as in _note_; ŏ as in _obey_, _melody_;
Å« as in _rude_; Å­ as in _put_;
y like French _u_, German
_ü_.

2. Diphthongs.

ae like _ai_ in eu with its two elements, ĕ and ŭ,
_aisle_; pronounced in rapid succession;
oe like _oi_ in _oil_; ui occurs almost exclusively in
ei as in _rein_; _cui_ and _huic_. These words may
au like _ow_ in _how_; be pronounced as though written
_kwee_ and _wheek_.

3. Consonants.

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, qu are pronounced as in English, except that
bs, bt are pronounced _ps_, _pt_.

c is always pronounced as _k_.