text_original: Their custom of terminating their wars with despatch, besides being natural to the Romans, was strengthened by the ambition of their consuls, who, being appointed for twelve months only, six of which they had to spend in the city, were eager to bring their wars to an end as rapidly as they could, that they might enjoy the honours of a triumph.
text_transcription: THEIR CUSTOM OF TERMINATING THEIR WARS WITH DESPATCH BESIDES BEING NATURAL TO THE ROMANS WAS STRENGTHENED BY THE AMBITION OF THEIR CONSULS WHO BEING APPOINTED FOR TWELVE MONTHS ONLY SIX OF WHICH THEY HAD TO SPEND IN THE CITY WERE EAGER TO BRING THEIR WARS TO AN END AS RAPIDLY AS THEY COULD THAT THEY MIGHT ENJOY THE HONORS OF A TRIUMPH
phonemes: ðɛɹ kˈʌstəm ʌv tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹz wɪð dᵻspˈætʃ, bᵻsˌaɪdz bˌiːɪŋ nˈætʃɚɹəl tə ðə ɹˈoʊmənz, wʌz stɹˈɛŋθənd baɪ ðɪ æmbˈɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɑːnsəlz, hˈuː, bˌiːɪŋ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd fɔːɹ twˈɛlv mˈʌnθs ˈoʊnli, sˈɪks ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ hædtə spˈɛnd ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, wɜːɹ ˈiːɡɚ tə bɹˈɪŋ ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹz tʊ ɐn ˈɛnd æz ɹˈæpɪdli æz ðeɪ kˈʊd, ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt ɛndʒˈɔɪ ðɪ ˈɑːnɚz əvə tɹˈaɪʌmf.