text_original: The great aque  ducta. ducts of the republic and the early empire were not now enough to content the citizens of Rome, and complaints were often heard that the streams of water Drought m mem from the hills far away were often turbid and impure, and polluted by the carelessness of 97 117  Trajan . 17 those who used them.
text_transcription: THE GREAT AQUEDUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC IN THE EARLY EMPIRE WERE NOT NOW ENOUGH TO CONTENT THE CITIZENS OF ROME AND COMPLAINTS WERE OFTEN HEARD THAT THE STREAMS OF WATER BROUGHT IN THEM FROM THE HILLS FAR AWAY WERE OFTEN TURBID AND IMPURE AND POLLUTED BY THE CARELESSNESS OF THOSE WHO USED THEM
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐk dˈʌktə. dˈʌkts ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd ðɪ ˈɜːli ˈɛmpaɪɚ wɜː nˌɑːt nˈaʊ ɪnˈʌf tə kəntˈɛnt ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv ɹˈoʊm, ænd kəmplˈeɪnts wɜːɹ ˈɔfən hˈɜːd ðætðə stɹˈiːmz ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ dɹˈaʊt ˈɛm mˈɛm fɹʌmðə hˈɪlz fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔfən tˈɜːbɪd ænd ɪmpjˈʊɹ, ænd pəlˈuːɾᵻd baɪ ðə kˈɛɹləsnəs ʌv nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tɹˈædʒən . sˈɛvəntˌiːn ðoʊz hˌuː jˈuːzd ðˌɛm.