text_original: One of their chiefs had lately risen in revolt against his master, and the mutiny, though soon put down, had left behind it a smouldei ing discontent and restlessness in thetempei 26 A.D. The Age of the Antonines, of the soldiers. The spirit of discipline had commonly declined at once when the highest posts were filled by On the side weak and selfish generals, and it needed a he hadteen hand and a resolute will to check the content to evils of misrule.
text_transcription: ONE OF THEIR CHIEFS HAD LATELY RISEN IN REVOLT AGAINST HIS MASTER AND THE MUTINY THOUGH SOON PUT DOWN HAD LEFT BEHIND IT A SMOULDERING DISCONTENT AND RESTLESSNESS IN THE TEMPER OF THE SOLDIERS THE SPIRIT OF DISCIPLINE HAD COMMONLY DECLINED AT ONCE WHEN THE HIGHEST POSTS WERE FILLED BY WEAK AND SELFISH GENERALS AND IT NEEDED A STRONG HAND AND A RESOLUTE WILL TO CHECK THE EVILS OF MISRULE
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈiːfs hæd lˈeɪtli ɹˈɪzən ɪn ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz mˈæstɚ, ænd ðə mjˈuːtɪni, ðˌoʊ sˈuːn pˌʊt dˈaʊn, hæd lˈɛft bᵻhˌaɪnd ɪɾ ɐ smˈoʊldeɪ ˈɪŋ dɪskəntˈɛnt ænd ɹˈɛstləsnəs ɪn ðətˈɛmpeɪ twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈeɪ.dˈiː. ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz, ʌvðə sˈoʊldʒɚz. ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv dˈɪsɪplˌɪn hæd kˈɑːmənli dᵻklˈaɪnd ɐtwˈʌns wɛn ðə hˈaɪɪst pˈoʊsts wɜː fˈɪld baɪ ɔnðə sˈaɪd wˈiːk ænd sˈɛlfɪʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz, ænd ɪt nˈiːdᵻd ɐ hiː hˈædtiːn hˈænd ænd ɐ ɹˈɛzəlˌuːt wˈɪltə tʃˈɛk ðə kˈɑːntɛnt tʊ ˈiːvəlz ʌv mɪsɹˈuːl.