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Spurius Carvilius Ruga
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$$\text{C} \rightarrow \text{G} \quad (\text{modification circa } 230 \text{ BCE})$$
The adoption of $\text{G}$ was not immediate or universal. Early inscriptions show instances where $\text{C}$ continued to be used interchangeably for /g/ for several decades, suggesting a protracted period of orthographic transition, possibly due to the high cost associated with recasting official bronze tablets already engraved with the older script [5].
The Carvilian Metric and Phonetic Drift