Latin Help Requested

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Salve!

I have an oral performance coming in my History class, the topic being the Roman legions(see separate thread regarding Roman victories). And I want to start the whole thing with a little Latin. And so I turn to you. Below you will find what I want to say in Latin(I will also say it in Norwegian afterwards). I would appreciate a little pronunciation help too. Many thanks, and vale.

The topic of this presentation will be the Roman legions and their triumphs and defeats

[Peroni]

My Latin is far from perfect, but it might be something like...

"Thema est illae ero Romanorum legio quod suum triumphus quod evinco"

Pronounced "Thayma est erro Romanoroom legio kwod soo-oom tree-oomfoos kwod ewinko"

[Neuraleanus]

"Thema est illae ero Romanorum legio quod suum triumphus quod evinco"

The verb should be in the third person and adjectives need to agree with their nouns. A better translation would be:

Thema huius conloquii de legionibus Romanis et triumphis suis et cladibus erit

Litterally, this means:

The theme of this talk will be about the Roman legions and their triumphs and defeats

[TraderTrey9785]

If you're interested in discussing the Roman legions how about starting the presentation with a quote from a famous Latin author regarding the legions. How about: "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum," which translates to "he who desire peace, prepares for war." I think there is another one that says "the Romans create a desolation and call it peace. It doesn't address the legions specifically, but I think it captures the essence of Roman warfare. Just food for thought, conversational Latin is another topic altogether.... :?

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Many thanks for all your help! It'll come in handy, I'm sure. Just as an afterthought: how is "salve" and "vale" pronounced? Is it, as I believe, "sahl-vhe" and "vah-leh"(roughly)?

Again, many thanks!

[M. Demetrius]

Most folks agree that the V was pronounced like a W is pronounced in English. So "Salve" (singular) "Salvete" (plural)--be safe, be well, would be prounounce like
SAHL way, SAHL weh tay.

"Vale" (singular) "Valete" (plural)--be strong, have strength, would be more like
WAH lay, or WAH leh tay.

Use the singular if there is only one listening, the plural if addressing a group.

As I understand it, if you pronounce the vowels like in Spanish or Italian, you'll be pretty close for general use, particularly to an audience that does not speak Latin.