text_original: While the Romans continued free they adhered to this more generous and noble method, but when they came under the emperors, and these, again, began to deteriorate, and to love the shade rather than the sunshine, they also took to purchasing peace, now from the Parthians, now from the Germans, and at other times from other neighbouring nations.
text_transcription: WHILE THE ROMANS CONTINUED FREE THEY ADHERED TO THIS MORE GENEROUS AND NOBLE METHOD BUT WHEN THEY CAME UNDER THE EMPERORS AND THESE AGAIN BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND TO LOVE THE SHADE RATHER THAN THE SUNSHINE THEY ALSO TOOK TO PURCHASING PEACE NOW FROM THE PARTHIANS NOW FROM THE GERMANS AND AT OTHER TIMES FROM OTHER NEIGHBORING NATIONS
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə ɹˈoʊmənz kəntˈɪnjuːd fɹˈiː ðeɪ ædhˈɪɹd tə ðɪs mˈɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ænd nˈoʊbəl mˈɛθəd, bˌʌt wɛn ðeɪ kˈeɪm ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz, ænd ðˈiːz, ɐɡˈɛn, bɪɡˈæn tə dɪtˈiəɹɪɹˌeɪt, ænd tə lˈʌv ðə ʃˈeɪd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə sˈʌnʃaɪn, ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈʊk tə pˈɜːtʃɪsɪŋ pˈiːs, nˈaʊ fɹʌmðə pˈɑːɹθiənz, nˈaʊ fɹʌmðə dʒˈɜːmənz, ænd æɾ ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪmz fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ nˈeɪʃənz.