text_original: It tells of the many colonies which he had founded, and of the towns recruited by his veterans ; speaks of the vast sums that he had spent on shows and largess for the people ; and describes the aqueducts and various build  ings that had sprung up at his bidding to add to the material magnificence of Rome.
text_transcription: IT TELLS OF THE MANY COLONIES WHICH HE HAD FOUNDED AND OF THE TOWNS RECRUITED BY HIS VETERANS SPEAKS OF THE VAST SUMS THAT HE HAD SPENT ON SHOWS AND LARGESSE FOR THE PEOPLE AND DESCRIBES THE AQUEDUCTS AND VARIOUS BUILDINGS THAT HAD SPRUNG UP AT HIS BIDDING TO ADD TO THE MATERIAL MAGNIFICENCE OF ROME
phonemes: ɪt tˈɛlz ʌvðə mˈɛni kˈɑːləniz wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd fˈaʊndᵻd, ænd ʌvðə tˈaʊnz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd baɪ hɪz vˈɛɾɚɹənz ; spˈiːks ʌvðə vˈæst sˈʌmz ðæt hiː hæd spˈɛnt ˌɔn ʃˈoʊz ænd lˈɑːɹdʒɛs fɚðə pˈiːpəl ; ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðɪ ˈækwᵻdˌʌkts ænd vˈɛɹiəs bˈɪld ˈɪŋz ðæt hæd spɹˈʌŋ ˌʌp æt hɪz bˈɪdɪŋ tʊ ˈæd tə ðə mətˈɪɹiəl mæɡnˈɪfɪsəns ʌv ɹˈoʊm.