text_original: But the greatest works on this side of the empire were carried on for the defence of the tithe grounds (' Agri decumates') between the Danube and the Rhine, to which colonists had been invited from all parts of Gaul with the offer of a free grant of lands, subject only to the payment of a tenth as rent charge to the state.
text_transcription: BUT THE GREATEST WORKS ON THIS SIDE OF THE EMPIRE WERE CARRIED ON FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE TITHE GROUNDS AUGRI DECOMATISE BETWEEN THE DANUBE AND THE RHINE TO WHICH COLONISTS HAD BEEN INVITED FROM ALL PARTS OF GAUL WITH THE OFFER OF A FREE GRANT OF LANDS SUBJECT ONLY TO THE PAYMENT OF A TENTH AS RENT CHARGE TO THE STATE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst wˈɜːks ˌɔn ðɪs sˈaɪd ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wɜː kˈæɹid ˌɔn fɚðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə tˈaɪð ɡɹˈaʊndz (ˈæɡɹi dᵻkjˈuːmeɪts) bᵻtwˌiːn ðə dˈænuːb ænd ðə ɹˈaɪn, tə wˌɪtʃ kˈɑːlənˌɪsts hɐdbɪn ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹts ʌv ɡˈɔːl wɪððɪ ˈɔfɚɹ əvə fɹˈiː ɡɹˈænt ʌv lˈændz, sˈʌbdʒɛkt ˈoʊnli tə ðə pˈeɪmənt əvə tˈɛnθ æz ɹˈɛnt tʃˈɑːɹdʒ tə ðə stˈeɪt.