text_original: Now 14 The Age of the A ntonines. a. d salaries were given to all the officials of the central government throughout the Roman world, save a few only in the capital, and the outlay on this head tended always to mount higher as the mechanism in each department grew more complex.
text_transcription: NOW SALARIES WERE GIVEN TO ALL THE OFFICIALS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE ROMAN WORLD SAVE A FEW ONLY IN THE CAPITAL AND THE OUTLAY ON THIS HEAD TENDED ALWAYS TO MOUNT HIGHER AS THE MECHANISM IN EACH DEPARTMENT GREW MORE COMPLEX
phonemes: nˈaʊ fˈɔːɹtiːn ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐ ˈɛntˈɑːnaɪnz. ˈeɪ. dˈiː sˈælɚɹiz wɜː ɡˈɪvən tʊ ˈɔːl ðɪ əfˈɪʃəlz ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt θɹuːˈaʊt ðə ɹˈoʊmən wˈɜːld, sˈeɪv ɐ fjˈuː ˈoʊnli ɪnðə kˈæpɪɾəl, ænd ðɪ ˈaʊtleɪ ˌɔn ðɪs hˈɛd tˈɛndᵻd ˈɔːlweɪz tə mˈaʊnt hˈaɪɚɹ æz ðə mˈɛkənˌɪzəm ɪn ˈiːtʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɡɹˈuː mˈɔːɹ kˈɑːmplɛks.