text_original: Otho could refuse them nothing. He let them choose their own commanders, listened readily to all their grievances, gave them freely all they asked for, and had recourse to subterfuges to rescue from their clutches some whom he A, H. K 130 The Earlier Empire, A.D. 69. But the armies of the Rhine had chosen Vitellius as their Emperor, wished to spare. He had soon need of all their loyalty, for even before Galba's death the armies of the Rhine had hailed as Emperor their general Vitellius, and their legions were already on the march for Rome.
text_transcription: OTHO COULD REFUSE THEM NOTHING HE LET THEM CHOOSE THEIR OWN COMMANDERS LISTENED READILY TO ALL THEIR GRIEVANCES GAVE THEM FREELY ALL THEY ASKED FOR AND HAD RECOURSE TO SUBTERFUGEES TO RESCUE FROM THEIR CLUTCHES SOME WHOM HE WISHED TO SPARE HE HAD SOON NEED OF ALL THEIR LOYALTY FOR EVEN BEFORE GALBA'S DEATH THE ARMIES OF THE RHINE HAD HAILED AS EMPEROR THEIR GENERAL VITELLIUS AND THEIR LEGIONS WERE ALREADY ON THE MARCH FOR ROME
phonemes: ˈɑːθoʊ kʊd ɹᵻfjˈuːz ðˌɛm nˈʌθɪŋ. hiː lˈɛt ðˌɛm tʃˈuːz ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kəmˈændɚz, lˈɪsənd ɹˈɛdili tʊ ˈɔːl ðɛɹ ɡɹˈiːvənsᵻz, ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm fɹˈiːli ˈɔːl ðeɪ ˈæskt fɔːɹ, ænd hæd ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tə sˈʌbtɚfjˌuːdʒᵻz tə ɹˈɛskjuː fɹʌm ðɛɹ klˈʌtʃᵻz sˌʌm hˈuːm hiː ˈeɪ, ˈeɪtʃ. kˈeɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn hæd tʃˈoʊzən vˈaɪɾəlɪəs æz ðɛɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, wˈɪʃt tə spˈɛɹ. hiː hæd sˈuːn nˈiːd ʌv ˈɔːl ðɛɹ lˈɔɪəlɾi, fɔːɹ ˈiːvən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɡˈælbəz dˈɛθ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn hæd hˈeɪld æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ðɛɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl vˈaɪɾəlɪəs, ænd ðɛɹ lˈiːdʒənz wɜːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɔnðə mˈɑːɹtʃ fɔːɹ ɹˈoʊm.