text_original: In the centre of the forum, as in the place of honour, was a statue of the Emperor on horseback. All around in every corner were statues and warlike emblems of the conquest, to which the later em  perors added in their turn, till art sunk under Constantine too low to do more than spoil the ornaments which it borrowed.
text_transcription: IN THE CENTRE OF THE FORUM AS IN THE PLACE OF HONOR WAS THE STATUE OF THE EMPEROR ON HORSEBACK ALL AROUND IN EVERY CORNER WERE STATUES AND WARLIKE EMBLEMS OF THE CONQUEST TO WHICH THE LATER EMPERORS ADDED IN THEIR TURN TILL ART SUNK UNDER CONSTANTINE TOO LOW TO DO MORE THAN SPOIL THE ORNAMENTS WHICH IT BORROWED
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹəm, æz ɪnðə plˈeɪs ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, wʌzɐ stˈætʃuː ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk. ˈɔːl ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪn ˈɛvɹi kˈɔːɹnɚ wɜː stˈætʃuːz ænd wˈɔːɹlaɪk ˈɛmbləmz ʌvðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst, tə wˌɪtʃ ðə lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛm pˈɛɹɚz ˈædᵻd ɪn ðɛɹ tˈɜːn, tˈɪl ˈɑːɹt sˈʌŋk ˌʌndɚ kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn tˈuː lˈoʊ tə dˈuː mˈɔːɹ ðɐn spˈɔɪl ðɪ ˈɔːɹnəmənts wˌɪtʃ ɪt bˈɑːɹoʊd.