text_original: Public offices of trust, boons, immunities, and honours were put up shamelessly to auction, and the life and honour of free men were sacrificed to the caprice and greed of haughty and venal minions, while the most infa  mous of Nero's creatures, Tigellinus, was saved by their influence from the fate he merited. 126 The Earlier Empire, A.D.
text_transcription: PUBLIC OFFICES OF TRUST BOONS IMMUNITIES AND HONORS WERE PUT UP SHAMELESSLY TO AUCTION AND THE LIFE AND HONOUR OF FREEMEN WERE SACRIFICED TO THE CAPRICE AND GREED OF HAUGHTY AND VENAL MINIONS WHILE THE MOST INFAMOUS OF NERO'S CREATURES TIGELINUS WAS SAVED BY THEIR INFLUENCE FROM THE FATE HE MERITED
phonemes: pˈʌblɪk ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv tɹˈʌst, bˈuːnz, ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, ænd ˈɑːnɚz wɜː pˌʊt ˌʌp ʃˈeɪmləsli tʊ ˈɔːkʃən, ænd ðə lˈaɪf ænd ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv fɹˈiː mˈɛn wɜː sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪst tə ðə kɐpɹˈiːs ænd ɡɹˈiːd ʌv hˈɔːɾi ænd vˈiːnəl mˈɪnɪənz, wˌaɪl ðə mˈoʊst ɪnfˈɑː mˈuːz ʌv nˈiəɹoʊz kɹˈiːtʃɚz, tˈaɪɡɪlˌɪnəs, wʌz sˈeɪvd baɪ ðɛɹ ˈɪnfluːəns fɹʌmðə fˈeɪt hiː mˈɛɹɪɾᵻd. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː.