text_original: Should they venture to elect a sovereign, regardless of the warnings of the past, or should they set up a commonwealth once more, and breathe fresh life into the shadowy forms about them ? The discussion lasted all that day, and the lasted till night passed without a final vote. But it was all idle talk, for the praetorians meanwhile had made theii choice. The tidings of the Emperors death soon reached the camp, and drew the soldiers to the city.
text_transcription: SHOULD THEY VENTURE TO ELECT A SOVEREIGN REGARDLESS OF THE WARNINGS OF THE PAST OR SHOULD THEY SET UP A COMMONWEALTH ONCE MORE AND BREATHE FRESH LIFE INTO THE SHADOWY FORMS ABOUT THEM THE DISCUSSION LASTED ALL THAT DAY AND THE NIGHT PASSED WITHOUT A FINAL VOTE BUT IT WAS ALL IDLE TALK FOR THE PRAETORIANS MEANWHILE HAD MADE THEIR CHOICE THE TIDINGS OF THE EMPEROR'S DEATH SOON REACHED THE CAMP AND DREW THE SOLDIERS TO THE CITY
phonemes: ʃˌʊd ðeɪ vˈɛntʃɚ tʊ ᵻlˈɛkt ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn, ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹnɪŋz ʌvðə pˈæst, ɔːɹ ʃˌʊd ðeɪ sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ, ænd bɹˈiːð fɹˈɛʃ lˈaɪf ˌɪntʊ ðə ʃˈædoʊi fˈɔːɹmz ɐbˈaʊt ðˌɛm ? ðə dɪskˈʌʃən lˈæstᵻd ˈɔːl ðæt dˈeɪ, ænd ðə lˈæstᵻd tˈɪl nˈaɪt pˈæst wɪðˌaʊt ɐ fˈaɪnəl vˈoʊt. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈɔːl ˈaɪdəl tˈɔːk, fɚðə pɹiːtˈɔːɹiənz mˈiːnwaɪl hæd mˌeɪd θˈeɪi tʃˈɔɪs. ðə tˈaɪdɪŋz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz dˈɛθ sˈuːn ɹˈiːtʃt ðə kˈæmp, ænd dɹˈuː ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz tə ðə sˈɪɾi.