text_original: Vast sums were spent in buying up lands in the neighbourhood of the great towns of Italy, where war or slow decay had thinned their numbers, in order at once to recruit the urban population and supply the veterans witli farms. 22 The Earlier Empire. b.c. 31— Colonies were planted, too, beyond the seas, for the relief of the overgrown populace of Rome.
text_transcription: VAST SUMS WERE SPENT IN BUYING UP LANDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE GREAT TOWNS OF ITALY WHERE WAR OR SLOW DECAY HAD THINNED THEIR NUMBERS IN ORDER AT ONCE TO RECRUIT THE URBAN POPULATION AND SUPPLY THE VETERANS WITH FARMS COLONIES WERE PLANTED TO BEYOND THE SEAS FOR THE RELIEF OF THE OVERGROWN POPULACE OF ROME
phonemes: vˈæst sˈʌmz wɜː spˈɛnt ɪn bˈaɪɪŋ ˌʌp lˈændz ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz ʌv ˈɪɾəli, wˌɛɹ wˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ slˈoʊ dᵻkˈeɪ hæd θˈɪnd ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚz, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ɐtwˈʌns tə ɹᵻkɹˈuːt ðɪ ˈɜːbən pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ænd səplˈaɪ ðə vˈɛɾɚɹənz wˈɪtli fˈɑːɹmz. twˈɛnti tˈuː ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. bˈiː.sˈiː. θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn— kˈɑːləniz wɜː plˈæntᵻd, tˈuː, bᵻjˌɔnd ðə sˈiːz, fɚðə ɹᵻlˈiːf ʌvðɪ ˌoʊvɚɡɹˈoʊn pˈɑːpjʊləs ʌv ɹˈoʊm.