text_original: These they either assigned to particular persons, or made the seat of a colony, which being settled on the confines of the conquered country served as a defence to the Roman frontier, to the advantage both of the colonists who had these lands given them, and of the Roman people whose borders were thus guarded at no expense to themselves.
text_transcription: THESE THEY EITHER ASSIGNED TO PARTICULAR PERSONS OR MADE THE SEAT OF A COLONY WHICH BEING SETTLED ON THE CONFINES OF THE CONQUERED COUNTRY SERVED AS A DEFENCE TO THE ROMAN FRONTIER TO THE ADVANTAGE BOTH OF THE COLONISTS WHO HAD THESE LANDS GIVEN THEM AND OF THE ROMAN PEOPLE WHOSE BORDERS WERE THUS GUARDED AT NO EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES
phonemes: ðiːz ðeɪ ˈiːðɚɹ ɐsˈaɪnd tə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ pˈɜːsənz, ɔːɹ mˌeɪd ðə sˈiːt əvə kˈɑːləni, wˌɪtʃ bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛɾəld ɔnðə kənfˈaɪnz ʌvðə kˈɑːŋkɚd kˈʌntɹi sˈɜːvd æz ɐ dᵻfˈɛns tə ðə ɹˈoʊmən fɹʌntˈɪɹ, tə ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ bˈoʊθ ʌvðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts hˌuː hæd ðiːz lˈændz ɡˈɪvən ðˌɛm, ænd ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən pˈiːpəl hˌuːz bˈɔːɹdɚz wɜː ðˈʌs ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æt nˈoʊ ɛkspˈɛns tə ðɛmsˈɛlvz.