Well, the difference you see between RTW and EB is the difference between Latin and Greek. RTW was romanocentric to a ridiculous level, whereas EB tries to show everything in its native language - which means Greek for a greater part of the world.
Bear in mind that the Romans had adopted their alphabet from the Greeks, and the Greeks from the Phoenicians IIRC. The Latin character C is derived from the Greek Γ. C is always pronounced K, and G in Caius and Cnaeus, due to the fact the G was invented to distinguish its sound from the similar C (K)-sound.
If you see a V or U or an F, you can be sure it's Latin. If you see a K, an X (Ξ) or a Y, it's Greek. If you see a W, it's Germanic or Celtic (the latter if you can't pronounce it, no matter how hard you try).
Arche Seleukeia is pronounced Ahr-cheh Zeh-leh-oo-kee-ah unless I'm not mistaken. The "ch" is a like German "I
ch", or if you don't know, a bit like in Spanish "equipa
je".
Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm by no means an expert on the subject.
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