text_original: The Emperors had kept their generals to the border camps, and had shown little taste for warlike enterprise; even those who, like Vespasian, had been trained as soldiers, found the round of official work task all their energies at Rome, or feared the risk of a long absence in a far off province.
text_transcription: THE EMPERORS HAD KEPT THEIR GENERALS TO THE BORDER CAMPS AND HAD SHOWN LITTLE TASTE FOR WARLIKE ENTERPRISE EVEN THOSE WHO LIKE VESPASIAN HAD BEEN TRAINED AS SOLDIERS FOUND THE ROUND OF OFFICIAL WORK TASK ALL THEIR ENERGIES AT ROME OR FEARED THE RISK OF A LONG ABSENCE IN A FAR OFF PROVINCE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz hæd kˈɛpt ðɛɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz tə ðə bˈɔːɹdɚ kˈæmps, ænd hæd ʃˈoʊn lˈɪɾəl tˈeɪst fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹlaɪk ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz; ˈiːvən ðoʊz hˈuː, lˈaɪk vɛspˈeɪʒən, hɐdbɪn tɹˈeɪnd æz sˈoʊldʒɚz, fˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈaʊnd ʌv əfˈɪʃəl wˈɜːk tˈæsk ˈɔːl ðɛɹ ˈɛnɚdʒiz æt ɹˈoʊm, ɔːɹ fˈɪɹd ðə ɹˈɪsk əvə lˈɔŋ ˈæbsəns ɪn ɐ fˈɑːɹ ˈɔf pɹˈɑːvɪns.