text_original: gather and the questionable contingent of two thousand gladiators, he set out to meet the enemy and A.D. 69 . Otho, 131 to appeal to the decision of the sword With him there went perforce many of the chief officers of state, the senators of consular rank, nobles and knights of high position : some proud of their gay arms and trappings, but raw and timid soldiers for the most part, thinking often more of the pleasures of the table than of the real business of war.
text_transcription: GATHER AND THE QUESTIONABLE CONTINGENT OF TWO THOUSAND GLADIATORS HE SET OUT TO MEET THE ENEMY AND TO APPEAL TO THE DECISION OF THE SWORD WITH HIM THERE WENT PERFORCE MANY OF THE CHIEF OFFICERS OF STATE THE SENATORS OF CONSUL OR RANK NOBLES AND KNIGHTS OF HIGH POSITION SOME PROUD OF THEIR GAY ARMS AND TRAPPINGS BUT RAW AND TIMID SOLDIERS FOR THE MOST PART THINKING OFTEN MORE OF THE PLEASURES OF THE TABLE THAN OF THE REAL BUSINESS OF WAR
phonemes: ɡˈæðɚɹ ænd ðə kwˈɛstʃənəbəl kəntˈɪndʒənt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz, hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt tə mˈiːt ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ænd ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn . ˈɑːθoʊ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn tʊ ɐpˈiːl tə ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðə sˈɔːɹd wɪð hˌɪm ðɛɹ wɛnt pɚfˈɔːɹs mˈɛnɪəv ðə tʃˈiːf ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌv stˈeɪt, ðə sˈɛnəɾɚz ʌv kˈɑːnsjʊlɚ ɹˈæŋk, nˈoʊbəlz ænd nˈaɪts ʌv hˈaɪ pəzˈɪʃən : sˌʌm pɹˈaʊd ʌv ðɛɹ ɡˈeɪ ˈɑːɹmz ænd tɹˈæpɪŋz, bˌʌt ɹˈɔː ænd tˈɪmɪd sˈoʊldʒɚz fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt, θˈɪŋkɪŋ ˈɔfən mˈɔːɹ ʌvðə plˈɛʒɚz ʌvðə tˈeɪbəl ðɐn ʌvðə ɹˈiːəl bˈɪznəs ʌv wˈɔːɹ.