text_original: And among other things fit to be considered, it should be noted, with how ample an authority they sent forth their consuls, their dictators, and the other captains of their armies, all of whom we find clothed with the fullest powers: no other prerogative being reserved to itself by the senate save that of declaring war and making peace, while everything else was left to the discretion and determination of the consul.
text_transcription: AND AMONG OTHER THINGS FIT TO BE CONSIDERED IT SHOULD BE NOTED WITH HOW AMPLE AN AUTHORITY THEY SENT FORTH THEIR CONSULS THEIR DICTATORS AND THE OTHER CAPTAINS OF THEIR ARMIES ALL OF WHOM WE FIND CLOTHED WITH THE FULLEST POWERS NO OTHER PREROGATIVE BEING RESERVED TO ITSELF BY THE SENATE SAVE THAT OF DECLARING WAR AND MAKING PEACE WHILE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION AND DETERMINATION OF THE CONSUL
phonemes: ænd ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ θˈɪŋz fˈɪt təbi kənsˈɪdɚd, ɪt ʃˌʊd biː nˈoʊɾᵻd, wɪð hˌaʊ ˈæmpəl ɐn ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ðeɪ sˈɛnt fˈɔːɹθ ðɛɹ kˈɑːnsəlz, ðɛɹ dɪktˈeɪɾɚz, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈæptɪnz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmiz, ˈɔːl ʌv hˈuːm wiː fˈaɪnd klˈoʊðd wɪððə fˈʊlɪst pˈaʊɚz: nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ pɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɪv bˌiːɪŋ ɹɪzˈɜːvd tʊ ɪtsˈɛlf baɪ ðə sˈɛnət sˈeɪv ðæt ʌv dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ wˈɔːɹ ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ pˈiːs, wˌaɪl ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls wʌz lˈɛft tə ðə dɪskɹˈɛʃən ænd dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːnsəl.