text_original: They made ready for battle by binding themselves together with ropes to keep their ranks firm ; but their movements were thus hampered, and in spite of their bravery they met the same fate as the Teutons.^ It was thus that Marius saved the Roman Republic from the northern barbarians, and his two great victories (near Aix and in Italy) won him so much renown that he became a great political leader at Rome.
text_transcription: THEY MADE READY FOR BATTLE BY BINDING THEMSELVES TOGETHER WITH ROPES TO KEEP THEIR RANKS FIRM BUT THEIR MOVEMENTS WERE THUS HAMPERED AND IN SPITE OF THEIR BRAVERY THEY MET THE SAME FATE AS THE TEUTANS IT WAS THUS THAT MARIUS SAVED THE ROMAN REPUBLIC FROM THE NORTHERN BARBARIANS AND HIS TWO GREAT VICTORIES NEAR EXCELLENT IN ITALY WON HIM SO MUCH RENOWN THAT HE BECAME A GREAT POLITICAL LEADER AT ROME
phonemes: ðeɪ mˌeɪd ɹˈɛdi fɔːɹ bˈæɾəl baɪ bˈaɪndɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɹˈoʊps tə kˈiːp ðɛɹ ɹˈæŋks fˈɜːm ; bˌʌt ðɛɹ mˈuːvmənts wɜː ðˈʌs hˈæmpɚd, ænd ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ðɛɹ bɹˈeɪvɚɹi ðeɪ mˈɛt ðə sˈeɪm fˈeɪt æz ðə tjˈuːtənz.ɪt wʌz ðˈʌs ðæt mˈɛɹɪəs sˈeɪvd ðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹðɚn bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz, ænd hɪz tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt vˈɪktɚɹiz (nˌɪɹ ˈeɪks ænd ɪn ˈɪɾəli) wˈʌn hˌɪm sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɹᵻnˈaʊn ðæt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈiːdɚɹ æt ɹˈoʊm.