How does one pronounce "Scipii"?

[♔Goodguy1066♔]

Well, I always used to pronounce it "Sipi-aye", but a friend of mine insists that it should be pronounced "Skipi-aye" with a hard C. Can anyone help us settle this argument once and for all?
Thanks.

[C-Rob]

you're right, though it took until I owned the game for a year to realize it.

[The Mad Monk]

I always say Skip-ee-aye.

[Rainbow Dash]

I always say Skip-ee-aye.

Same here, though I am pretty sure it was pronounced Sip-ee-aye, I just like the other pronounciation.

[Visiar]

Doesn't the intro movie pronounce it like "Skip-ee-aye"?

[Arvedui01]

Im pretty sure is Sip-ee-aye.

That's how I always pronounced it.

[Julius Barca the Great]

I've always said "Skip-ee-aye," as I'm fairly certain the letter "C" was always hard in the Latin of the Romans. We just need a more Latin-y inclined person to come along and confirm that for me. I only took a year of Latin, unfortunately.

[PadrePio]

Like most everyone else, I pronounce it as "is-ki-pi-yay". But I think this is the anglicized version of pronunciation. I hope somebody who really knows his Latin comes along and makes it clear for all of us.

[Muizer]

I think there's concensus that the change from pronouncing the "c" as a "k" to something like "ts" or "tsh" or "s" dates to the (late) empire. So "Scipio" in its own historical context would be pronounced with a "k". What is certainly wrong though is the "aye" sound at the end. All the "i"'s in Scipii would be pronounced individually like the English "e" but with a more abrupt ending.

[Propaganda]

I think it is " Skip-aye"

[Dust be in Thy Mouth, Infidel!]

If you go by how names are pronounced in the opening movies, it's Skip-ee-eye.

[Hopit]

Skipi-ai I say it like that, and it sounds same as in the intro

[Genius of the Restoration]

I thought it'd be Sceep-i-ee . I also heard the word should actually be Scipiones, so how we pronounce Scipii is rather a moot point.

[Legio]

In Latin it would be something like Ski(or skee)-pee-ee

[Mogan]

In Latin, it would be Scipiones, but I usually drag all the i's to 'ee' (See-pee). Of course, this is because I'm Norwegian.

See this for further reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipiones .

[Bow-wow-wow]

I'm a Latin Scholar and I'm pretty sure it would be pronounced "Skip-ee-aye" or "skeep-ee-aye" but the C is hard.

[Lucarius]

I'm a Latin Scholar and I'm pretty sure it would be pronounced "Skip-ee-aye" or "skeep-ee-aye" but the C is hard.

yes the C is Hard.

Skee-pee-ee