text_original: The prsefects of Caesar were his servants, named by him and responsible to him, set to discharge duties which the old constitution had commonly ignored. Praefectus prefect of the city had appeared in Urbi, shadowy form under the Republic to repre  sent the consul in his absence. Augustus felt the need, when called away from Rome, to have some one there whom he could trust to watch the jealous nobles and control the fickle mob.
text_transcription: THE PRIFECTS OF CAESAR WERE HIS SERVANTS NAMED BY HIM AND RESPONSIBLE TO HIM SET TO DISCHARGE DUTIES WHICH THE OLD CONSTITUTION HAD COMMONLY IGNORED THE PREFECT OF THE CITY PRIFECTUS ORBI HAD APPEARED IN SHADOWY FORM UNDER THE REPUBLIC TO REPRESENT THE CONSUL IN HIS ABSENCE AUGUSTUS FELT THE NEED WHEN CALLED AWAY FROM ROME TO HAVE SOME ONE THERE WHOM HE COULD TRUST TO WATCH THE JEALOUS NOBLES AND CONTROL THE FICKLE MOB
phonemes: ðə pˌiːˈɑːɹsˈɛfɛkts ʌv sˈiːzɚ wɜː hɪz sˈɜːvənts, nˈeɪmd baɪ hˌɪm ænd ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl tə hˌɪm, sˈɛt tə dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ dˈuːɾiz wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈoʊld kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən hæd kˈɑːmənli ɪɡnˈɔːɹd. pɹˈiːfɛktəs pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi hæd ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn ˈɜːbaɪ, ʃˈædoʊi fˈɔːɹm ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk tə ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛnt ðə kˈɑːnsəl ɪn hɪz ˈæbsəns. ˈɔːɡʌstəs fˈɛlt ðə nˈiːd, wˌɛn kˈɔːld ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɹˈoʊm, tə hæv sˈʌmwʌn ðɛɹ hˈuːm hiː kʊd tɹˈʌst tə wˈɑːtʃ ðə dʒˈɛləs nˈoʊbəlz ænd kəntɹˈoʊl ðə fˈɪkəl mˈɑːb.