text_original: Each, he says, of the twenty piers on which the arches rested was 6o feet in breadth and 150 high, without taking count of the foundations. It was in ruins in his time ; but the mighty piers were standing to show the greatness of Trajan's aims and the skill of his engineer Apollodorus.
text_transcription: EACH HE SAYS OF THE TWENTY PEERS ON WHICH THE ARCHES RESTED WAS SIXTY FEET IN BREADTH AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HIGH WITHOUT TAKING COUNT OF THE FOUNDATIONS IT WAS IN RUINS IN HIS TIME BUT THE MIGHTY PEERS WERE STANDING TO SHOW THE GREATNESS OF TRAJAN'S AIMS AND THE SKILL OF HIS ENGINEER APOLLODORUS
phonemes: ˈiːtʃ, hiː sˈɛz, ʌvðə twˈɛnti pˈɪɹz ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɑːɹtʃᵻz ɹˈɛstᵻd wʌz sˈɪks ˈoʊ fˈiːt ɪn bɹˈɛdθ ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti hˈaɪ, wɪðˌaʊt tˈeɪkɪŋ kˈaʊnt ʌvðə faʊndˈeɪʃənz. ɪt wʌz ɪn ɹˈuːɪnz ɪn hɪz tˈaɪm ; bˌʌt ðə mˈaɪɾi pˈɪɹz wɜː stˈændɪŋ tə ʃˈoʊ ðə ɡɹˈeɪtnəs ʌv tɹˈædʒənz ˈeɪmz ænd ðə skˈɪl ʌv hɪz ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ɐpˈɑːloʊdɚɹəs.