Re: hungerstrikers in Greece

"Ioannis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "b" in Ancient and modern Greek corresponds
> to the English "v", so the exact term is "varvaros".

Ancient Greeks pronounced beta like an English b.

Pick any resource from
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=pronunciation+ancient+greek+beta&btnG=Google+Search

(except for the first resource, which I wouldn't trust because it's ignorant
of the latest theories about ancient Latin pronunciation).

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