text_original: news came to Rome that the Helve' tians — a people living in the country now called Switzerland — were about to leave their homes in a body, and cross Gaul to settle near the Atlantic Ocean. As these people were fir from civilized, the Gauls dreaded their passage, * Story of the RqmqnSy pp. 157, 158, Digitized by VjOOQIC 28 OLD FRANCE and therefore implored the Romans to prevent their leav  ing home. In answer to this appeal, Julius Caesar went northward with a Roman army.
text_transcription: NEWS CAME TO ROME THAT ELVITIANS A PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTRY NOW CALLED SWITZERLAND WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES IN A BODY AND CROSS GAUL TO SETTLE NEAR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AS THESE PEOPLE WERE FAR FROM CIVILIZED THE GAULS DREADED THEIR PASSAGE AND THEREFORE IMPLORED THE ROMANS TO PREVENT THEIR LEAVING HOME IN ANSWER TO THIS APPEAL JULIUS CAESAR WENT NORTHWARD WITH THE ROMAN ARMY
phonemes: nˈuːz kˈeɪm tə ɹˈoʊm ðætðə hˈɛlv tjˈænz — ɐ pˈiːpəl lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi nˈaʊ kˈɔːld swˈɪtsɚlənd — wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt tə lˈiːv ðɛɹ hˈoʊmz ɪn ɐ bˈɑːdi, ænd kɹˈɔs ɡˈɔːl tə sˈɛɾəl nˌɪɹ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk ˈoʊʃən. æz ðiːz pˈiːpəl wɜː fˈɜː fɹʌm sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd, ðə ɡˈɔːlz dɹˈɛdᵻd ðɛɹ pˈæsɪdʒ, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk stˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹkjˌuːˈɛmkjˌuːˈɛn sˈɪ pˌiːpˈiː. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː fɹˈæns ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɪmplˈɔːɹd ðə ɹˈoʊmənz tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɛɹ lˈiːv ˈɪŋ hˈoʊm. ɪn ˈænsɚ tə ðɪs ɐpˈiːl, dʒˈuːlɪəs sˈiːzɚ wɛnt nˈɔːɹθwɚd wɪð ɐ ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːɹmi.