text_original: Vespasian's friends now thought that the time was come for him to strike a blow for empire. The two rivals who were quarrelling for the prize were men of infamous character and no talents for command, while the legions of the East trusted their generals and were jealous of the Western armies.
text_transcription: VESPASIAN'S FRIENDS NOW THOUGHT THAT THE TIME WAS COME FOR HIM TO STRIKE A BLOW FOR EMPIRE THE TWO RIVALS WHO WERE QUARRELLING FOR THE PRIZE WERE MEN OF INFAMOUS CHARACTER AND NO TALENTS FOR COMMAND WHILE THE LEGIONS OF THE EAST TRUSTED THEIR GENERALS AND WERE JEALOUS OF THE WESTERN ARMIES
phonemes: vɛspˈeɪʒənz fɹˈɛndz nˈaʊ θˈɔːt ðætðə tˈaɪm wʌz kˈʌm fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə stɹˈaɪk ɐ blˈoʊ fɔːɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. ðə tˈuː ɹˈaɪvəlz hˌuː wɜː kwˈɔːɹəlɪŋ fɚðə pɹˈaɪz wɜː mˈɛn ʌv ˈɪnfəməs kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd nˈoʊ tˈælənts fɔːɹ kəmˈænd, wˌaɪl ðə lˈiːdʒənz ʌvðɪ ˈiːst tɹˈʌstᵻd ðɛɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz ænd wɜː dʒˈɛləs ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn ˈɑːɹmiz.