text_original: The methods thus followed by the Romans in dividing plunder and in planting colonies had, accordingly, this result, that whereas other less prudent princes and republics are impoverished by war, Rome was enriched by it; nay, so far was the system carried, that no consul could hope for a triumph unless he brought back with him for the public treasury much gold and silver and spoils of every kind.
text_transcription: THE METHODS THUS FOLLOWED BY THE ROMANS IN DIVIDING PLUNDER AND IN PLANTING COLONIES HAD ACCORDINGLY THIS RESULT THAT WHEREAS OTHER LESS PRUDENT PRINCES AND REPUBLICS ARE IMPOBRISHED BY WAR ROME WAS ENRICHED BY IT NAY SO FAR AS THE SYSTEM CARRIED THAT NO CONSUL COULD HOPE FOR A TRIUMPH UNLESS HE BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM FOR THE PUBLIC TREASURY MUCH GOLD AND SILVER AND SPOILS OF EVERY KIND
phonemes: ðə mˈɛθədz ðˈʌs fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə ɹˈoʊmənz ɪn dᵻvˈaɪdɪŋ plˈʌndɚ ænd ɪn plˈæntɪŋ kˈɑːləniz hˌæd, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli, ðɪs ɹɪzˈʌlt, ðæt wˈɛɹæz ˈʌðɚ lˈɛs pɹˈuːdənt pɹˈɪnsᵻz ænd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks ɑːɹ ɪmpˈɑːvɚɹɪʃt baɪ wˈɔːɹ, ɹˈoʊm wʌz ɛnɹˈɪtʃt baɪ ɪt; nˈeɪ, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ wʌzðə sˈɪstəm kˈæɹid, ðæt nˈoʊ kˈɑːnsəl kʊd hˈoʊp fɚɹə tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌnlˈɛs hiː bɹˈɔːt bˈæk wɪð hˌɪm fɚðə pˈʌblɪk tɹˈɛʒɚɹi mˈʌtʃ ɡˈoʊld ænd sˈɪlvɚɹ ænd spˈɔɪlz ʌv ˈɛvɹi kˈaɪnd.