text_original: on one after another of the national monuments which he  had raised, Constantine compared it to the parasitic herb which grew as a thing of course on every wall, without But in all this he was only following the burdens imperial traditions, and the only trace of of taxation, novelty therein was doing so much without putting fresh burdens on his people.
text_transcription: ON ONE AFTER ANOTHER OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENTS WHICH HE HAD RAISED CONSTANTINE COMPARED IT TO THE PARASITIC HERB WHICH GREW AS A THING OF COURSE ON EVERY WALL BUT IN ALL THIS HE WAS ONLY FOLLOWING THE IMPERIAL TRADITIONS AND THE ONLY TRACE OF NOVELTY THEREIN WAS DOING SO MUCH WITHOUT PUTTING FRESH BURDENS ON HIS PEOPLE
phonemes: ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl mˈɑːnjuːmənts wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ɹˈeɪzd, kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn kəmpˈɛɹd ɪt tə ðə pˌæɹəsˈɪɾɪk ˈɜːb wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈuː æz ɐ θˈɪŋ ʌv kˈɔːɹs ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi wˈɔːl, wɪðˌaʊt bˌʌt ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪs hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə bˈɜːdənz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tɹɐdˈɪʃənz, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli tɹˈeɪs ʌv ʌv tæksˈeɪʃən, nˈɑːvəlɾi ðɛɹˈɪn wʌz dˌuːɪŋ sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wɪðˌaʊt pˈʊɾɪŋ fɹˈɛʃ bˈɜːdənz ˌɔn hɪz pˈiːpəl.