text_original: The Pharaohs of Egypt and the monarchs of Assyria were deified even in their lifetime by the language of inscriptions, and in latei times temples were raised in Asia Minor in honour of the governors of the day, so that Antonius and Cleopatra gave little shock to Eastern sentiment when in their royal pageant they assumed the titles and the symbols of Isis and Osiris. It was, therefore, on this side of the Roman world that the fashion of worshipping the Emperor began.
text_transcription: THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT AND THE MONARCHS OF ASSYRIA WERE DEIFIED EVEN IN THEIR LIFETIME BY THE LANGUAGE OF INSCRIPTIONS AND IN LATER TIMES TEMPLES WERE RAISED IN ASIA MINOR IN HONOUR OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE DAY SO THAT ANTONIUS AND CLEOPATRA GAVE LITTLE SHOCK TO EASTERN SENTIMENT WHEN IN THEIR ROYAL PAGEANT THEY ASSUMED THE TITLES AND SYMBOLS OF ISIS AND OSIRIS IT WAS THEREFORE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROMAN WORLD THAT THE FASHION OF WORSHIPPING THE EMPEROR BEGAN
phonemes: ðə fˈɛɹoʊz ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd ðə mˈɑːnɚkz ʌv ɐsˈɪɹiə wɜː dˈiːᵻfˌaɪd ˈiːvən ɪn ðɛɹ lˈaɪftaɪm baɪ ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz, ænd ɪn lˈæɾeɪ tˈaɪmz tˈɛmpəlz wɜː ɹˈeɪzd ɪn ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚɹ ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ʌvðə dˈeɪ, sˌoʊ ðæt æntˈoʊnɪəs ænd klɪəpˈɑːtɹə ɡˈeɪv lˈɪɾəl ʃˈɑːk tʊ ˈiːstɚn sˈɛntɪmənt wɛn ɪn ðɛɹ ɹˈɔɪəl pˈædʒənt ðeɪ ɐsˈuːmd ðə tˈaɪɾəlz ænd ðə sˈɪmbəlz ʌv ˈaɪsɪs ænd oʊsˈaɪɹɪs. ɪt wˈʌz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ˌɔn ðɪs sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən wˈɜːld ðætðə fˈæʃən ʌv wˈɜːʃɪpɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ bɪɡˈæn.