text_original: A few years before, indeed, some hordes had dashed across the Rhine upon a j)lundering foray, and in the course of it had laid an ambush for the Defeat of Roman cavalry, and driven them and Lollius, i^oilius, their leader, backward in confusion and disgrace. But that storm had rolled away again, and the tribes sent hostages and begged for peace. Roman influence seemed spreading through the North, as year by year the legions and the traders carried the arts of settled life into the heart of Germany.
text_transcription: A FEW YEARS BEFORE INDEED SOME HORDES HAD DASHED ACROSS THE RHINE UPON A PLUNDERING FORAY AND IN THE COURSE OF IT HAD LAID AN AMBUSH FOR THE ROMAN CAVALRY AND DRIVEN THEM AND LAWLIUS THEIR LEADER BACKWARD IN CONFUSION AND DISGRACE BUT THAT STORM HAD ROLLED AWAY AGAIN AND THE TRIBES SENT HOSTAGES AND BEGGED FOR PEACE ROMAN INFLUENCE SEEMED SPREADING THROUGH THE NORTH AS YEAR BY YEAR THE LEGIONS AND THE TRADERS CARRIED THE ARTS OF SUBTLE LIFE INTO THE HEART OF GERMANY
phonemes: ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ˌɪndˈiːd, sˌʌm hˈɔːɹdz hæd dˈæʃt əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈaɪn əpˌɑːn ɐ dʒˈeɪ)lˈʌndɚɹɪŋ fˈɔːɹeɪ, ænd ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ɪt hæd lˈeɪd ɐn ˈæmbʊʃ fɚðə dᵻfˈiːt ʌv ɹˈoʊmən kˈævəlɹi, ænd dɹˈɪvən ðˌɛm ænd lˈɑːlɪəs, ˈaɪ ˈɔɪlɪəs, ðɛɹ lˈiːdɚ, bˈækwɚd ɪn kənfjˈuːʒən ænd dɪsɡɹˈeɪs. bˌʌt ðæt stˈɔːɹm hæd ɹˈoʊld ɐwˈeɪ ɐɡˈɛn, ænd ðə tɹˈaɪbz sˈɛnt hˈɑːstɪdʒᵻz ænd bˈɛɡd fɔːɹ pˈiːs. ɹˈoʊmən ˈɪnfluːəns sˈiːmd spɹˈɛdɪŋ θɹuː ðə nˈɔːɹθ, æz jˈɪɹ baɪ jˈɪɹ ðə lˈiːdʒənz ænd ðə tɹˈeɪdɚz kˈæɹid ðɪ ˈɑːɹts ʌv sˈɛɾəld lˈaɪf ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒˈɜːməni.