text_original: He lived with the citizens of Rome as with his peers, and moved to and fro with little state ; yet he was the first Emperor to employ the ser  vices of knights for the menial offices of the palace filled hitherto by freedmen.
text_transcription: HE LIVED WITH THE CITIZENS OF ROME AS WITH HIS PEERS AND MOVED TO AND FRO WITH LITTLE STATE YET HE WAS THE FIRST EMPEROR TO EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF KNIGHTS FOR THE MENIAL OFFICES OF THE PALACE FILLED HITHERTO BY FREEDMEN
phonemes: hiː lˈɪvd wɪððə sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv ɹˈoʊm æz wɪð hɪz pˈɪɹz, ænd mˈuːvd tˌuːəndfɹˈoʊ wɪð lˈɪɾəl stˈeɪt ; jˈɛt hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ ðə sˈɜː vˈaɪsᵻz ʌv nˈaɪts fɚðə mˈiːnɪəl ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌvðə pˈælɪs fˈɪld hˈɪðɚtˌuː baɪ fɹˈiːdmɛn.