text_original: 3. Meantime the peaceful union of the nations brought with it an interchange and fusion of devotional 3. The in  rites, and the gates of Rome could not be long closcd against the strange deities that and rites. claimed the rights of citizenship and a niche in the imperial Pantheon.
text_transcription: MEANTIME THE PEACEFUL UNION OF THE NATIONS BROUGHT WITH IT AN INTERCHANGE AND FUSION OF DEVOTIONAL RIGHTS AND THE GATES OF ROME COULD NOT BE LONG CLOSED AGAINST THE STRANGE DEITIES THAT CLAIMED THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP AND A NICHE IN THE IMPERIAL PANTHEON
phonemes: θɹˈiː. mˈiːntaɪm ðə pˈiːsfəl jˈuːniən ʌvðə nˈeɪʃənz bɹˈɔːt wɪð ɪɾ ɐn ˌɪntɚtʃˈeɪndʒ ænd fjˈuːʒən ʌv dɪvˈoʊʃənəl θɹˈiː. ðɪ ɪn ɹˈaɪts, ænd ðə ɡˈeɪts ʌv ɹˈoʊm kʊd nˌɑːt biː lˈɔŋ klˈɑːskd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ dˈiːətiz ðæt ænd ɹˈaɪts. klˈeɪmd ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp ænd ɐ nˈɪtʃ ɪnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈænθɪən.