text_original: To cover his disgrace and check the scandalous gossip of the city he was appointed A.D. 69   Otho, 129 to official duties in Lusitania, where for ten years his equity and self restraint were a marked contrast to the infamy of his earlier and later life.
text_transcription: TO COVER HIS DISGRACE AND CHECK THE SCANDALOUS GOSSIP OF THE CITY HE WAS APPOINTED TO OFFICIAL DUTIES IN LUSITANIA WHERE FOR TEN YEARS HIS EQUITY AND SELF RESTRAINT WERE A MARKED CONTRAST TO THE INFAMY OF HIS EARLY AND LATER LIFE
phonemes: tə kˈʌvɚ hɪz dɪsɡɹˈeɪs ænd tʃˈɛk ðə skˈændələs ɡˈɑːsɪp ʌvðə sˈɪɾi hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ˈɑːθoʊ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tʊ əfˈɪʃəl dˈuːɾiz ɪn lˌuːsɪtˈeɪniə, wˌɛɹ fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz hɪz ˈɛkwᵻɾi ænd sˈɛlf ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt wɜːɹ ɐ mˈɑːɹkt kˈɑːntɹæst tə ðɪ ˈɪnfəmi ʌv hɪz ˈɜːlɪɚ ænd lˈeɪɾɚ lˈaɪf.