text_original: The Romans had to pass through three of these desperate wars; the first being that in which their city was actually captured by those Gauls who, as already mentioned, had previously taken Lombardy from the Etruscans and made it their seat, and for whose invasion Titus Livius has assigned two causes.
text_transcription: THE ROMANS HAD TO PASS THROUGH THREE OF THESE DESPERATE WARS THE FIRST BEING THAT IN WHICH THEIR CITY WAS ACTUALLY CAPTURED BY THOSE GAULS WHO AS ALREADY MENTIONED HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN LOMBARDY FROM THE ETRUSCANS AND MADE IT THEIR SEAT AND FOR WHOSE INVASION TITUS LIBYUS HAS ASSIGNED TWO CAUSES
phonemes: ðə ɹˈoʊmənz hædtə pˈæs θɹuː θɹˈiː ʌv ðiːz dˈɛspɚɹət wˈɔːɹz; ðə fˈɜːst bˌiːɪŋ ðæt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ sˈɪɾi wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli kˈæptʃɚd baɪ ðoʊz ɡˈɔːlz hˈuː, æz ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈɛnʃənd, hæd pɹˈiːviəsli tˈeɪkən lˈɑːmbɚdi fɹʌmðɪ ɪtɹˈʌskənz ænd mˌeɪd ɪt ðɛɹ sˈiːt, ænd fɔːɹ hˌuːz ɪnvˈeɪʒən tˈaɪɾəs lˈɪvɪəs hɐz ɐsˈaɪnd tˈuː kˈɔːzᵻz.