text_original: It was not organized in outward forms to balance the authority of the civil power, and by a curious anomaly the Emperor was at once the highest functionary of the state religion, as supreme pontiff, and was also soon to be deified and to become the object of the veneration of the world.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT ORGANIZED IN OUTWARD FORMS TO BALANCE THE AUTHORITY OF THE CIVIL POWER AND BY A CURIOUS ANOMALY THE EMPEROR WAS AT ONCE THE HIGHEST FUNCTIONARY OF THE STATE RELIGION AS SUPREME PONTIFF AND WAS ALSO SOON TO BE DEIFIED AND TO BECOME THE OBJECT OF THE VENERATION OF THE WORLD
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɪn ˈaʊtwɚd fˈɔːɹmz tə bˈæləns ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə sˈɪvəl pˈaʊɚ, ænd baɪ ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ɐnˈɑːməli ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz ɐtwˈʌns ðə hˈaɪɪst fˈʌŋkʃənˌɛɹi ʌvðə stˈeɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, æz suːpɹˈiːm pˈɔntɪf, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈuːn təbi dˈiːᵻfˌaɪd ænd tə bɪkˌʌm ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌvðə vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈɜːld.