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    Default Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    A question for the experts:

    What's Viae Maiores in Greek?

    I have given my empire the ability to build the Roman Highways, and I thought about naming them "Highways" or "Army Roads" or "Great Roads". What means "Army Roads", and is "Megaloi Hodoi" correct? My Greek skills are from EB only...

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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    As far as I know, yes. Megaloi Hodoi would be a good translation of Viae Maiores. Then again, I'm only in Greek 101 right now, so I'm probably not the person to ask. -M
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    Megalai Hodoi; hodoi are despite their suffix feminine as far as grammar is concerned.
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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Huh...I didn't realize that. Thanks for the correction, Tellos. -M
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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Hmmm, here in Greece we have Ethnikoi Hodoi (Εθνικοι Οδοι), which means Natiolal Roads. So I guess it should be Megaloi but I can't be 100% sure. I know Hodos (Road) is feminine and Megalos (Great) is masculine, but we'll have to wait for keravnos to be sure.

    *Sits patiently and waits for keravnos to come by*

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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Hodos is feminine. Don't confused modern Greek with ancient. Several nouns that are part of the omikron-sigma declension are feminine such as Aigyptos and other place names.

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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    I don't confuse them. You see, Hodos is still feminine. I also know that, in ancient Greek, feminine and masculine nouns that end with -os, have the same masculine declension in the first plural form. That is, the -oi ending. Or maybe I don't remember my ancient Greek classes all too well...

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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Yes, but adjectives agree in case, number, and gender, but not ending. Hence, megaloi hodoi would be incorrect as far as ancient Greek is concerned.

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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Then why is it "Hamaxitoi Hodoi" ingame?
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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Because "Hamaxoitos(singular) Hamaxitoi(plural)" is the form used by both male and female adjective in Ancient Greek.

    Now, back to Viae maiores, that means "bigger or superior" roads, not big roads or "Viae Magnae".
    In essence the Greek word for that would be "Hodoi Hyperterai" (=superior roads) or "Hodoi Beltiones".
    Last edited by keravnos; 11-23-2008 at 23:39.


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    Default Re: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Quote Originally Posted by keravnos View Post
    Because "Hamaxoitos(singular) Hamaxitoi(plural)" is the form used by both male and female adjective in Ancient Greek.
    Yay, I do remember something from my classes! Anyway, thanks for the clarification keravnos. But how would Great Roads be translated actually? Would it be Megaloi or Megalai?

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    Default AW: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Then Thraikia Hypertera is Thracia Superior?

    Thank you all for your answers!

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    Default Re: AW: Viae Maiores - Megaloi Hodoi?

    Quote Originally Posted by Centurio Nixalsverdrus View Post
    Then Thraikia Hypertera is Thracia Superior?
    Yep.

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