text_original: It was part of the Augustus to policy of Augustus to do honour to the national the ofd reU  religion, and to strengthen his own imperial gion. dynasty by a sort of closer union between Church and State. He had shown little piety in earlier days, and was said even to have taken part in a blas  phemous parody of an Olympian banquet.
text_transcription: IT WAS PART OF THE POLICY OF AUGUSTUS TO DO HONOUR TO THE NATIONAL RELIGION AND TO STRENGTHEN HIS OWN IMPERIAL DYNASTY BY A SORT OF CLOSER UNION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE HE HAD SHOWN LITTLE PIETY IN EARLIER DAYS AND WAS SAID EVEN TO HAVE TAKEN PART IN A BLASPHEMOUS PARODY OF AN OLYMPIAN BANQUET
phonemes: ɪt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɡʌstəs tə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ˈɔːɡʌstəs tə dˈuː ˈɑːnɚ tə ðə nˈæʃənəl ðɪ ˈɑːfd ɹˌiː jˈuː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ænd tə stɹˈɛŋθən hɪz ˈoʊn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dʒən. dˈaɪnɐsti baɪ ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv klˈoʊsɚ jˈuːniən bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd stˈeɪt. hiː hæd ʃˈoʊn lˈɪɾəl pˈaɪəɾi ɪn ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz, ænd wʌz sˈɛd ˈiːvən tə hæv tˈeɪkən pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɐ blˈɑːz fˈiːməs pˈæɹədi əvən əlˈɪmpiən bˈæŋkwɪt.