text_original: The Dacian cam  Selinus, paigns might well seem needful to secure a frontier and chastise an insolent aggressor ; and to the soldier's eye, perhaps, there was a danger that, after a century of peace, the Roman empire might Hischnr.ic settle on its lees, and lose its energy and self  respect.
text_transcription: THE DACIAN CAMPAIGNS MIGHT WELL SEEM NEEDFUL TO SECURE A FRONTIER AND CHASTISE AN INSOLENT AGGRESSOR AND TO THE SOLDIER'S EYE PERHAPS THERE WAS A DANGER THAT AFTER A CENTURY OF PEACE THE ROMAN EMPIRE MIGHT SETTLE ON ITS LEES AND LOSE ITS ENERGY AND SELF RESPECT
phonemes: ðə dˈæʃiən kˈæm sˈɛlɪnəs, pˈeɪnz mˌaɪt wˈɛl sˈiːm nˈiːdfəl tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɐ fɹʌntˈɪɹ ænd tʃˈæstaɪz ɐn ˈɪnsələnt ɐɡɹˈɛsɚ ; ænd tə ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz ˈaɪ, pɚhˈæps, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ dˈeɪndʒɚ ðˈæt, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ʌv pˈiːs, ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ mˌaɪt hˈɪʃnɚ.ˈaɪk sˈɛɾəl ˌɔn ɪts lˈiːz, ænd lˈuːz ɪts ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd sˈɛlf ɹᵻspˈɛkt.