text_original: The legions were recruited legions from the border provinces, often from the very countries where their camp was fixed, distant In time many ties connected the soldiers Provinces with the peoples amongst whom they lived. Most of them had never even seen Rome or the Emperor whom they served.
text_transcription: THE LEGIONS WERE RECRUITED FROM THE BORDER PROVINCES OFTEN FROM THE VERY COUNTRIES WHERE THEIR CAMP WAS FIXED IN TIME MANY TIES CONNECTED THE SOLDIERS WITH THE PEOPLE AMONGST WHOM THEY LIVED MOST OF THEM HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN ROME OR THE EMPEROR WHOM THEY SERVED
phonemes: ðə lˈiːdʒənz wɜː ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd lˈiːdʒənz fɹʌmðə bˈɔːɹdɚ pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ˈɔfən fɹʌmðə vˈɛɹi kˈʌntɹiz wˌɛɹ ðɛɹ kˈæmp wʌz fˈɪkst, dˈɪstənt ɪn tˈaɪm mˈɛni tˈaɪz kənˈɛktᵻd ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɪððə pˈiːpəlz ɐmˌʌŋst hˈuːm ðeɪ lˈɪvd. mˈoʊst əv ðˌɛm hæd nˈɛvɚɹ ˈiːvən sˈiːn ɹˈoʊm ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hˈuːm ðeɪ sˈɜːvd.