text_original: Even in the streets of Rome the quiet citizens stood aghast as the wild looking troops came pouring in, the untanned skins of beasts upon their shoulders, their clumsy sandals slipping 136 The Earlier Empire, A.D. 69. on the stones.
text_transcription: EVEN IN THE STREETS OF ROME THE QUIET CITIZEN STOOD AGHAST AS THE WILD LOOKING TROOPS CAME POURING IN THE UNTANNED SKINS OF BEASTS UPON THEIR SHOULDERS THEIR CLUMSY SANDALS SLIPPING ON THE STONES
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv ɹˈoʊm ðə kwˈaɪət sˈɪɾɪzənz stˈʊd ɐɡˈæst æz ðə wˈaɪld lˈʊkɪŋ tɹˈuːps kˈeɪm pˈɔːɹɪŋ ˈɪn, ðɪ ʌntˈænd skˈɪnz ʌv bˈiːsts əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ ʃˈoʊldɚz, ðɛɹ klˈʌmzi sˈændəlz slˈɪpɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. ɔnðə stˈoʊnz.