text_original: After a few years the j.jussuf  Comitia ceased to meet to pass laws or elect fragii. magistrates, for no representative system had been de  vised to collect the votes of millions scattered over the municipia of the whole Empire, and no statesman could regret the loss of the turbulent meetings of the Roman rabble which had disgraced the last century of the Re  public. 2. The jus honorum^ or right to hold official rank, was still real and valued.
text_transcription: AFTER A FEW YEARS THE COMMITTEEA CEASED TO MEET TO PASS LAWS OR ELECT MAGISTRATES FOR NO REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM HAD BEEN DEVISED TO COLLECT THE VOTES OF MILLIONS SCATTERED OVER THE MUNICIPIA OF THE WHOLE EMPIRE AND NO STATESMAN COULD REGRET THE LOSS OF THE TURBULENT MEETINGS OF THE ROMAN RABBLE WHICH HAD DISGRACED THE LAST CENTURY OF THE REPUBLIC TWO THE USANORUM OR RIGHT TO HOLD OFFICIAL RANK WAS STILL REAL AND VALUED
phonemes: ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ðə dʒˈeɪ.dʒˈʌsʌf kˈɑːmɪʃə sˈiːst tə mˈiːt tə pˈæs lˈɔːz ɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkt fɹˈædʒɪˌaɪ. mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts, fɔːɹ nˈoʊ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv sˈɪstəm hɐdbɪn də vˈaɪzd tə kəlˈɛkt ðə vˈoʊts ʌv mˈɪliənz skˈæɾɚd ˌoʊvɚ ðə mjuːnˌɪsˈɪpiə ʌvðə hˈoʊl ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd nˈoʊ stˈeɪtsmən kʊd ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt ðə lˈɔs ʌvðə tˈɜːbjʊlənt mˈiːɾɪŋz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈæbəl wˌɪtʃ hæd dɪsɡɹˈeɪst ðə lˈæst sˈɛntʃɚɹi ʌvðə ɹˌiː pˈʌblɪk. tˈuː. ðə dʒˈʌs ənˈɔːɹəm ɔːɹ ɹˈaɪt tə hˈoʊld əfˈɪʃəl ɹˈæŋk, wʌz stˈɪl ɹˈiːəl ænd vˈæljuːd.