text_original: His father, a knight of Tuscan stock, had been praefect of the imperial guards, ten bat  talions of which were quartered in different places round the city. When the son was raised to the same rank, his first act of note was to induce the Emperor to concentrate the guards in one camp near the gates, as the . .
text_transcription: HIS FATHER A KNIGHT OF TUSCAN STOCK HAD PREFECT OF THE IMPERIAL GUARDS TEN BATTALIONS OF WHICH WERE QUARTERED IN DIFFERENT PLACES ROUND THE CITY WHEN THE SUN WAS RAISED TO THE SAME RANK HIS FIRST ACT OF NOTE WAS TO INDUCE THE EMPEROR TO CONCENTRATE THE GUARDS IN ONE CAMP NEAR THE GATES AS TH
phonemes: hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ɐ nˈaɪt ʌv tˈʌskən stˈɑːk, hɐdbɪn pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡˈɑːɹdz, tˈɛn bˈæt tˈæliənz ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː kwˈɔːɹɾɚd ɪn dˈɪfɹənt plˈeɪsᵻz ɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈɪɾi. wˌɛn ðə sˈʌn wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə ðə sˈeɪm ɹˈæŋk, hɪz fˈɜːst ˈækt ʌv nˈoʊt wʌz tʊ ɪndˈuːs ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tə kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt ðə ɡˈɑːɹdz ɪn wˈʌn kˈæmp nˌɪɹ ðə ɡˈeɪts, æz ðə . .