Spurius Carvilius Rūga (Latin pronunciation: [s̠purius̠ käru̯ilʲius̠ ruːɡä], fl. 230 BCE) was the freedman of Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga. He is often credited with inventing the Latin letter G. His invention would have been quickly adopted in the Roman Republic, because the letter C was used for both the /k/ and /g/ sounds. For example,...
