text_original: So died, says Tacitus, one whom all would have thought killed; fit for empire, had he not been Emperor in deed. There 128 The Earlier Empire. a.d. 69 . were many claimants for the honour of dispatching him, and Vitellius received more than one hundred and twenty letters of petition from men who looked for high reward for such a signal merit.
text_transcription: SO DIED SAYS TACITUS ONE WHOM ALL WOULD HAVE THOUGHT FIT FOR EMPIRE HAD HE NOT BEEN EMPEROR INDEED THERE WERE MANY CLAIMANTS FOR THE HONOR OF DESPATCHING HIM AND VITELLIUS RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY LETTERS OF PETITION FROM MEN WHO LOOKED FOR HIGH REWARD FOR SUCH A SIGNAL MERIT
phonemes: sˌoʊ dˈaɪd, sˈɛz tˈæsɪɾəs, wˈʌn hˈuːm ˈɔːl wʊdhɐv θˈɔːt kˈɪld; fˈɪt fɔːɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, hæd hiː nˌɑːt bˌɪn ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɪn dˈiːd. ðɛɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn . wɜː mˈɛni klˈeɪmənts fɚðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv dɪspˈætʃɪŋ hˌɪm, ænd vˈaɪɾəlɪəs ɹᵻsˈiːvd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd twˈɛnti lˈɛɾɚz ʌv pətˈɪʃən fɹʌm mˈɛn hˌuː lˈʊkt fɔːɹ hˈaɪ ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɐ sˈɪɡnəl mˈɛɹɪt.