text_original: Temples, altars, votive tablets were set up for centuries by pagan hands ,* statues and pictures of the gods were still the objects of religious veneration; the worship of domestic lares or the ancestral spirits of the house leaves its trace on every monumental stone.
text_transcription: TEMPLES ALTARS MOTIVE TABLETS WERE SET UP FOR CENTURIES BY PAGAN HANDS STATUES AND PICTURES OF THE GODS WERE STILL THE OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS VENERATION THE WORSHIP OF DOMESTIC LARIS OR THE ANCESTRAL SPIRITS OF THE HOUSE LEAVES ITS TRACE ON EVERY MONUMENTAL STONE
phonemes: tˈɛmpəlz, ˈɔltɚz, vˈoʊɾɪv tˈæbləts wɜː sˈɛt ˌʌp fɔːɹ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz baɪ pˈeɪɡən hˈændz ,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk stˈætʃuːz ænd pˈɪktʃɚz ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdz wɜː stˈɪl ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən; ðə wˈɜːʃɪp ʌv dəmˈɛstɪk lˈɛɹz ɔːɹ ðɪ ænsˈɛstɹəl spˈɪɹɪts ʌvðə hˈaʊs lˈiːvz ɪts tɹˈeɪs ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl stˈoʊn.