text_original: The soldiers, tired of constant bloodshed, made their leaders sheath their swords and join in league and amity, in pledge of which Antonius took to wife Octavia, the sister of his rival, while Sextus bargained as the price of peace to keep his hold upon the islands and the sea, and Lepi  dus, displaced already from his office of command, held only in his feeble grasp the dignity and functions of High Pontiff.
text_transcription: THE SOLDIERS TIRED OF CONSTANT BLOODSHED MADE THEIR LEADERS SHEATH THEIR SWORDS AND JOIN IN LEAGUE ENAMITY IN PLEDGE OF WHICH ANTONIUS TOOK TO WIFE OCTAVIA THE SISTER OF HIS RIVAL WHILE SEXTUS BARGAINED AS THE PRICE OF PEACE TO KEEP HIS HOLD UPON THE ISLANDS AND THE SEA AND LEPIDUS DISPLACED ALREADY FROM HIS OFFICE OF COMMAND HELD ONLY IN HIS FEEBLE GRASP THE DIGNITY AND FUNCTIONS OF HY PONTIFF
phonemes: ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz, tˈaɪɚd ʌv kˈɑːnstənt blˈʌdʃɛd, mˌeɪd ðɛɹ lˈiːdɚz ʃˈiːθ ðɛɹ sˈɔːɹdz ænd dʒˈɔɪn ɪn lˈiːɡ ænd ˈæmᵻɾi, ɪn plˈɛdʒ ʌvwˈɪtʃ æntˈoʊnɪəs tˈʊk tə wˈaɪf ɑːktˈeɪviə, ðə sˈɪstɚɹ ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪvəl, wˌaɪl sˈɛkstəs bˈɑːɹɡɪnd æz ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv pˈiːs tə kˈiːp hɪz hˈoʊld əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈaɪləndz ænd ðə sˈiː, ænd lˈɛpi dˈʌs, dɪsplˈeɪst ɔːlɹˌɛdi fɹʌm hɪz ˈɑːfɪs ʌv kəmˈænd, hˈɛld ˈoʊnli ɪn hɪz fˈiːbəl ɡɹˈæsp ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd fˈʌŋkʃənz ʌv hˈaɪ pˈɔntɪf.