A P Herbert, barrister, and humorist of the 1920s-30s, one of whose topics was English usage & pronunciation, had much to say in Punch magazine and in his books about the different theories of Latin pronunciation.

His point, and surely the point we must take on board in this thread, is that NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW THE ROMANS PRONOUNCED THEIR OWN LANGUAGE ~~ so none of the theories postulated, or pronunciations chosen, has any more theoretical validity than any other.

~M~