Countdown to Open Beta - Tabula Orbis Terrae

**pezhetairoi** · 07-13-2005, 02:15

aaahaaaahaaaah *goes into orgasm*

Anyway. Could you guys provide pronounciation guides to all the names you use in EB? I would like to be able not just to write them out but also to run them off my tongue. And it would greatly help, I'm sure, with the barbarian names, which simply look STRANGE.

**Wishazu** · 07-13-2005, 02:57

is there an actual timeframe for how long we have to wait to play the open beta, considering that this is a countdown.

btw, good work :)

**zakalwe** · 07-13-2005, 09:38

Attuaca was recommended to me by a few people, I'm not totally sure of the details, except it was a fort in Caledonia of some apparent clout (I suppose maybe it was a trade center or something). I'll look into it though.

Cool. I'd be interested to know what the source is. I've never come across the name before in all my time working in the Scottish archaeological and heritage sector. But that would be explained if it was taking an existing place name and converting it to another language.

**zakalwe** · 07-13-2005, 09:46

And re - Caledryn. I'm quite happy to bow to those with palaeo-linguistic knowledge on this one. From my point of view, it is an anachronistic term in the first place for the game starting period. But that can't be helped and is just one of the things that has to be endured when dealing with the both the limited evidence in Scottish Iron Age and the necessity of creating a computer game which by its nature requires certain features (a province name in this case)

**Mikeus Caesar** · 07-13-2005, 19:27

Haha!! One of the towns in Spain is called 'Arse'!! Haha!!

Great map btw.

**Aymar de Bois Mauri** · 07-13-2005, 20:01

Originally Posted by Mikeus Caesar

Haha!! One of the towns in Spain is called 'Arse'!! Haha!!

Great map btw.

In fact the pronounciation is "Arsé". So, a bit different from the meaning you imagine.

**PSYCHO V** · 07-14-2005, 04:53

Originally Posted by Aymar de Bois Mauri

In fact the pronounciation is "Arsé". So, a bit different from the meaning you imagine.

I second Amyar. Arsé is a town in spain, Arse is what I generally make of myself.

Beautiful work as usuall Teleklos Archelaou !

**Ranika** · 07-13-2005, 19:38

Originally Posted by zakalwe

And re - Caledryn. I'm quite happy to bow to those with palaeo-linguistic knowledge on this one. From my point of view, it is an anachronistic term in the first place for the game starting period. But that can't be helped and is just one of the things that has to be endured when dealing with the both the limited evidence in Scottish Iron Age and the necessity of creating a computer game which by its nature requires certain features (a province name in this case)

I agree it's anachronism; all the names from the region will have to be. The concensus is, essentially: It's anachronistic to have Celtic names that just describe the area, but it's more anachronistic to have Latin names that do the same thing. The inhabitants would've had actual Celtic names for the different places, but we don't have access to those; need to work with what we have.