text_original: For Hannibal the Carthaginian general attacked the Saguntans, who were the friends of Rome in Spain, not from any desire to injure them, but in order to set the arms of Rome in motion, and so gain an opportunity of engaging the Romans in a war, and passing on into Italy.
text_transcription: FOR HANNIBAL THE CARTHAGINIAN GENERAL ATTACKED THE SAGAMPTONS WHO WERE THE FRIENDS OF ROME AND SPAIN NOT FROM ANY DESIRE TO INJURE THEM BUT IN ORDER TO SET THE ARMS OF ROME IN MOTION AND SO GAIN AN OPPORTUNITY OF ENGAGING THE ROMANS IN A WAR AND PASSING ON INTO ITALY
phonemes: fɔːɹ hˈænɪbəl ðə kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐtˈækt ðə sˈæɡʌntənz, hˌuː wɜː ðə fɹˈɛndz ʌv ɹˈoʊm ɪn spˈeɪn, nˌɑːt fɹʌm ˌɛni dɪzˈaɪɚ tʊ ˈɪndʒɚ ðˌɛm, bˌʌt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə sˈɛt ðɪ ˈɑːɹmz ʌv ɹˈoʊm ɪn mˈoʊʃən, ænd sˌoʊ ɡˈeɪn ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ ðə ɹˈoʊmənz ɪn ɐ wˈɔːɹ, ænd pˈæsɪŋ ˌɔn ˌɪntʊ ˈɪɾəli.