text_original: The cities of the highest rank were ColonicB of Mun/cip/a, whose citizens had either carried with them to new homes or enjoyed by special boon the privi  leges of the full Roman franchise. To this class belonged all the towns in Italy and Sicily and some few in the provinces.
text_transcription: THE CITIES OF THE HIGHEST RANK WERE COLONIA OR MUNICIPIA WHOSE CITIZENS HAD EITHER CARRIED WITH THEM TO NEW HOMES OR ENJOYED BY SPECIAL BOON THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FULL ROMAN FRANCHISE TO THIS CLASS BELONGED ALL THE TOWNS IN ITALY AND SICILY AND SOME FEW IN THE PROVINCES
phonemes: ðə sˈɪɾiz ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst ɹˈæŋk wɜː kəlˈɑːnɪk bˈiː ʌv mˈʌn slˈæʃ sˈɪp slˈæʃ ˈeɪ, hˌuːz sˈɪɾɪzənz hæd ˈiːðɚ kˈæɹid wɪð ðˌɛm tə nˈuː hˈoʊmz ɔːɹ ɛndʒˈɔɪd baɪ spˈɛʃəl bˈuːn ðə pɹˈɪvi lˈiːdʒᵻz ʌvðə fˈʊl ɹˈoʊmən fɹˈæntʃaɪz. tə ðɪs klˈæs bᵻlˈɔŋd ˈɔːl ðə tˈaʊnz ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd sˈɪsᵻli ænd sˌʌm fjˈuː ɪnðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz.