text_original: The people grumbled bitterly if they were not amused by shows of gladiators or well ap  pointed plays. To secure re election it was often need  ful to spend great sums on public works, such as roads, aqueducts, and temples ; and, finally, to win the grati  tude of future generations men often willed away large sums, the interest of which was to feed, amuse, or shelter for all time the citizens of the favoured town.
text_transcription: THE PEOPLE GRUMBLED BITTERLY IF THEY WERE NOT AMUSED BY SHOWS OF GLADIATORS OR WELL APPOINTED PLAYS TO SECURE REELECTION IT WAS OFTEN NEEDFUL TO SPEND GREAT SUMS ON PUBLIC WORKS SUCH AS RHODES AQUEDUCTS AND TEMPLES AND FINALLY TO WIN THE GRATITUDE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS MEN OFTEN WILLED AWAY LARGE SUMS THE INTEREST OF WHICH WAS TO FEED AMUSE OR SHELTER FOR ALL TIME THE CITIZENS OF THE FAVORED TOWN
phonemes: ðə pˈiːpəl ɡɹˈʌmbəld bˈɪɾɚli ɪf ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ɐmjˈuːzd baɪ ʃˈoʊz ʌv ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz ɔːɹ wˈɛl ˈæp pˈɔɪntᵻd plˈeɪz. tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɹˌiː ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪt wʌz ˈɔfən nˈiːd fˈʌl tə spˈɛnd ɡɹˈeɪt sˈʌmz ˌɔn pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹˈoʊdz, ˈækwᵻdˌʌkts, ænd tˈɛmpəlz ; ænd, fˈaɪnəli, tə wˈɪn ðə ɡɹˈæɾi tˈuːd ʌv fjˈuːtʃɚ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz mˈɛn ˈɔfən wˈɪld ɐwˈeɪ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈʌmz, ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz tə fˈiːd, ɐmjˈuːz, ɔːɹ ʃˈɛltɚ fɔːɹ ˈɔːl tˈaɪm ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌvðə fˈeɪvɚd tˈaʊn.