Pilate\'s Household & Etiquette Question

[Marius_Ursus]

"Why wouldn't his peers call him "Pontius" and his slaves, "Dominus"?"

Case endings in Latin grammar.

For example:
(that is) Pontius - Pont-ee-oos

(the brother of) Pontii - Pont-ee-ee

(good morning) Pontie - Pont-ee-ay

Of course, just to quibble a little bit, 'Pontius' is actually a family name rather than a praenomen. Off the top of my head I can't think what Pontius Pilate's first name actually was.


Crispvs

Thank you. I appreciate that info.

So, Domine would be a polite greeting when addressing a DOMINVS?