text_original: Protests were heard against the cruel sports of the arena and the demoralizing sight of needless bloodshed; the wrongs of the provincials were pleaded, not as a matter of prudence or of party politics, as by the orators of the Republic, but in the interests of humanity and order.
text_transcription: PROTESTS WERE HEARD AGAINST THE CRUEL SPORTS OF THE ARENA AND THE DEMORALIZING SIGHT OF NEEDLESS BLOODSHED THE WRONGS OF THE PROVINCIALS WERE PLEADED NOT AS A MATTER OF PRUDENCE OR OF PARTY POLITICS AS BY THE ORDERS OF THE REPUBLIC BUT IN THE INTERESTS OF HUMANITY AND ORDER
phonemes: pɹˈoʊtɛsts wɜː hˈɜːd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kɹˈuːəl spˈɔːɹts ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə ænd ðə dᵻmˈɔːɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ sˈaɪt ʌv nˈiːdləs blˈʌdʃɛd; ðə ɹˈɔŋz ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəlz wɜː plˈiːdᵻd, nˌɑːt æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv pɹˈuːdəns ɔːɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹɾi pˈɑːlətˌɪks, æz baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːɹəɾɚz ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, bˌʌt ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv hjuːmˈænᵻɾi ænd ˈɔːɹdɚ.