I'm currently listening to a podcast called A History of Rome, hosted by Mike Duncan. He keeps pronouncing Cannae as "KAN-ee", as in "the canny fox". In another podcast, Hardcore History, host Dan Carlin pronounces it "kan-EE", almost as if someone pronounces the "k" in "knee".
Isn't it supposed to be pronounced "KAN-eye" (as in "Can I walk?") in Classical Latin? Am I wrong in this? I've also heard some people pronounce it "kan-EH" with the long A sound at the end.
PS. Both podcasts are pretty good. Dan Carlin's is the better of the two though.
PPS. Cannae was the site of a big battle between Rome and Carthage for those who don't know.
Isn't it supposed to be pronounced "KAN-eye" (as in "Can I walk?") in Classical Latin? Am I wrong in this? I've also heard some people pronounce it "kan-EH" with the long A sound at the end.
PS. Both podcasts are pretty good. Dan Carlin's is the better of the two though.
PPS. Cannae was the site of a big battle between Rome and Carthage for those who don't know.