text_original: The main army of the enemy, indeed, was slow to move ; but Primus Antonius, a bold and resolute officer, pushed on with the scanty forces that lay nearest on the road to A..D. 6g. Vitcllius, m Italy, and reached Verona before a blow was struck He might have paid dearly for his rashness if the generals of Vitellius had been prompt and and ail loyal ; but their mutual jealousies caused to treachery and wavering counsels in their help him. midst, and all seemed to conspire to help Vespasian.
text_transcription: THE MAIN ARMY OF THE ENEMY INDEED WAS SLOW TO MOVE BUT PRIMUS ANTONIUS A BOLD AND RESOLUTE OFFICER PUSHED DOWN WITH THE SCANTY FORCES THAT LAY NEAREST ON THE ROAD TO ITALY AND REACHED VERONA BEFORE A BLOW WAS STRUCK HE MIGHT HAVE PAID DEARLY FOR HIS RASHNESS IF THE GENERALS OF VITELLIUS HAD BEEN PROMPT AND LOYAL BUT THEIR MUTUAL JEALOUSIES CAUSED TREACHERY IN WAVERING COUNSELS IN THEIR MIDST AND ALL SEEMED TO CONSPIRE TO HELP VESPASIAN
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ˌɪndˈiːd, wʌz slˈoʊ tə mˈuːv ; bˌʌt pɹˈaɪməs æntˈoʊnɪəs, ɐ bˈoʊld ænd ɹˈɛzəlˌuːt ˈɑːfɪsɚ, pˈʊʃt ˌɔn wɪððə skˈænti fˈɔːɹsᵻz ðæt lˈeɪ nˌɪɹɪst ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd tʊ ˈeɪ..dˈiː. sˈɪks dʒˈiː. vˈɪtklɪəs, ˈɛm ˈɪɾəli, ænd ɹˈiːtʃt vəɹˈoʊnə bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ blˈoʊ wʌz stɹˈʌk hiː mˌaɪthɐv pˈeɪd dˈɪɹli fɔːɹ hɪz ɹˈæʃnəs ɪf ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz ʌv vˈaɪɾəlɪəs hɐdbɪn pɹˈɑːmpt ænd ænd ˈeɪl lˈɔɪəl ; bˌʌt ðɛɹ mjˈuːtʃuːəl dʒˈɛləsiz kˈɔːzd tə tɹˈɛtʃɚɹi ænd wˈeɪvɚɹɪŋ kˈaʊnsəlz ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɛlp hˌɪm. mˈɪdst, ænd ˈɔːl sˈiːmd tə kənspˈaɪɚ tə hˈɛlp vɛspˈeɪʒən.