text_original: In his last years he was busy with the task of giving an account of his long stewardship. Long ago he had set on foot a survey of the Empire, and maps had iiis survey been prepared by the geographical studies of Agrippa. Valuations of landed property had world, been made, as one step, though a very partial one, towards a uniform system of taxation. He had now and sum  gathered up for the benefit of his successors and the Senate all the varied information statistics, that lay ready to his hand.
text_transcription: IN HIS LAST YEARS HE WAS BUSY WITH THE TASK OF GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS LONG STEWARDSHIP LONG AGO HE HAD SET ON FOOT A SURVEY OF THE EMPIRE AND MAPS HAD BEEN PREPARED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES OF AGRIPPA VALUATIONS OF LANDED PROPERTY HAD BEEN MADE AS ONE STEP THOUGH A VERY PARTIAL ONE TOWARD A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TAXATION HE HAD NOW GATHERED UP FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIS SUCCESSORS AND THE SENATE ALL THE VARIED INFORMATION THAT LAY READY TO HIS HAND
phonemes: ɪn hɪz lˈæst jˈɪɹz hiː wʌz bˈɪzi wɪððə tˈæsk ʌv ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɪz lˈɔŋ stˈuːɚdʃˌɪp. lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ hiː hæd sˈɛt ˌɔn fˈʊt ɐ sˈɜːveɪ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd mˈæps hæd ˈɪɪˌaɪz sˈɜːveɪ bˌɪn pɹɪpˈɛɹd baɪ ðə dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl stˈʌdiz ʌv ˈæɡɹɪpə. vˌæljuːˈeɪʃənz ʌv lˈændᵻd pɹˈɑːpɚɾi hæd wˈɜːld, bˌɪn mˈeɪd, æz wˈʌn stˈɛp, ðˌoʊ ɐ vˈɛɹi pˈɑːɹʃəl wˌʌn, təwˈɔːɹdz ɐ jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm sˈɪstəm ʌv tæksˈeɪʃən. hiː hæd nˈaʊ ænd sˈʌm ɡˈæðɚd ˌʌp fɚðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌv hɪz səksˈɛsɚz ænd ðə sˈɛnət ˈɔːl ðə vˈɛɹid ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən stɐtˈɪstɪks, ðæt lˈeɪ ɹˈɛdi tə hɪz hˈænd.