text_original: state  systems, their barbaric sovereignties ; but even ill framiiif^ their uncouth national codes they were forced to use the language of Rome ; in government * they could not dispense with the oflBcial machinery of the Empire ; in religious affairs, above all, they found tiiemselves always face to face with men to whom the city by the Tiber was still Roma cwput mundi.
text_transcription: STATE SYSTEMS THEIR BARBARIC SOVEREIGNTIES BUT EVEN IN FRAMING THEIR UNCOUTH NATIONAL CODES THEY WERE FORCED TO USE THE LANGUAGE OF ROME IN GOVERNMENT THEY COULD NOT DISPENSE WITH THE OFFICIAL MACHINERY OF THE EMPIRE IN RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ABOVE ALL THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ALWAYS FACE TO FACE WITH MEN TO WHOM THE CITY BY THE TIBER WAS STILL ROMA CAPUT MUNDI
phonemes: stˈeɪt sˈɪstəmz, ðɛɹ bɑːɹbˈæɹɪk sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪntiz ; bˌʌt ˈiːvən ˈɪl fɹˈæmɪˌɪɪf ðɛɹ ʌŋkˈuːθ nˈæʃənəl kˈoʊdz ðeɪ wɜː fˈɔːɹst tə jˈuːz ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ɹˈoʊm ; ɪn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt dɪspˈɛns wɪððɪ ˈɑːfəl bˈiːsˈaɪəl məʃˈiːnɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; ɪn ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɐfˈɛɹz, əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, ðeɪ fˈaʊnd tˌɪɪmsˈɛlvz ˈɔːlweɪz fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs wɪð mˈɛn tə hˈuːm ðə sˈɪɾi baɪ ðə tˈaɪbɚ wʌz stˈɪl ɹˈoʊmə sˌiːdˈʌbəljˌuːpˈʊt mˈʌndi.