text_original: He shared the tastes of the populace of Rome, and catered for them with imperial grandeur. No cost or care was spared to make the spectacles imposing and worthy of the master of the world. The old national ^ ^ prejudice had looked on the actoi^'s trade as born Romans almost infamous for freeborn Romans; but on the stage, ^cro drovc upon the stage citizens of rank, knights and senators of ancient lineage, and made them play and act and dance before the people.
text_transcription: HE SHARED THE TASTES OF THE POPULACE OF ROME AND CATERED FOR THEM WITH IMPERIAL GRANDEUR NO COST OR CARE WAS SPARED TO MAKE THE SPECTACLES IMPOSING AND WORTHY OF THE MASTER OF THE WORLD THE OLD NATIONAL PREJUDICE HAD LOOKED ON THE ACTOR'S TRADE AS ALMOST INFAMOUS FOR FREE BORN ROMANS BUT NERO DROVE UPON THE STAGE CITIZENS OF RANK KNIGHTS AND SENATORS OF ANCIENT LINEAGE AND MADE THEM PLAY AND ACT AND DANCE BEFORE THE PEOPLE
phonemes: hiː ʃˈɛɹd ðə tˈeɪsts ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ʌv ɹˈoʊm, ænd kˈeɪɾɚd fɔːɹ ðˌɛm wɪð ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡɹændˈʊɹ. nˈoʊ kˈɔst ɔːɹ kˈɛɹ wʌz spˈɛɹd tə mˌeɪk ðə spˈɛktəkəlz ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ænd wˈɜːði ʌvðə mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɜːld. ðɪ ˈoʊld nˈæʃənəl pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs hæd lˈʊkt ɔnðɪ ˈæktɔɪ ˈɛs tɹˈeɪd æz bˈɔːɹn ɹˈoʊmənz ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɪnfəməs fɔːɹ fɹˈiːbɔːɹn ɹˈoʊmənz; bˌʌt ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ, kɹˈoʊ dɹˈɑːvk əpˌɑːn ðə stˈeɪdʒ sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv ɹˈæŋk, nˈaɪts ænd sˈɛnəɾɚz ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt lˈɪnɪɪdʒ, ænd mˌeɪd ðˌɛm plˈeɪ ænd ˈækt ænd dˈæns bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə pˈiːpəl.