text_original: When a town was assailed by open force, the walls were stormed without being breached, and the assailants were said "_aggredi urbem corona,_" because they encircled the city with their entire strength and kept up an attack on all sides. In this way they often succeeded in carrying towns, and even great towns, at a first onset, as when Scipio took new Carthage in Spain.
text_transcription: WHEN A TOWN WAS ASSAILED BY OPEN FORCE THE WALLS WERE STORMED WITHOUT BEING BREACHED AND THE ASSAILANTS WERE SAID AGRADI URBUM CORONA BECAUSE THEY ENCIRCLED THE CITY WITH THEIR ENTIRE STRENGTH AND KEPT UP AN ATTACK ON ALL SIDES IN THIS WAY THEY OFTEN SUCCEEDED IN CARRYING TOWNS AND EVEN GREAT TOWNS AT A FIRST ONSET AS WHEN SCIPIO TOOK NEW CARTHAGE IN SPAIN
phonemes: wˌɛn ɐ tˈaʊn wʌz ɐsˈeɪld baɪ ˈoʊpən fˈɔːɹs, ðə wˈɔːlz wɜː stˈɔːɹmd wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ bɹˈiːtʃt, ænd ðɪ ɐsˈeɪlənts wɜː sˈɛd "ɐɡɹˈɛdi ˈɜːbəm kɔːɹˈoʊnə," bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ ɛnsˈɜːkəld ðə sˈɪɾi wɪð ðɛɹ ɛntˈaɪɚ stɹˈɛŋθ ænd kˈɛpt ˌʌp ɐn ɐtˈæk ˌɔn ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz. ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ ðeɪ ˈɔfən səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ tˈaʊnz, ænd ˈiːvən ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz, æɾə fˈɜːst ˈɑːnsɛt, æz wɛn sˈɪpɪˌoʊ tˈʊk nˈuː kˈɑːɹθɪdʒ ɪn spˈeɪn.