text_original: ^ The great roads in Italy and through the provinces were carefully repaired, and a postal system set on foot, confined, it is true, to official uses. Armed patrols marched along the roads, brigandage was forcibly put down, slave gangs were inspected, and the abuses of times of violence redressed.
text_transcription: THE GREAT ROADS IN ITALY AND THROUGH THE PROVINCES WERE CAREFULLY REPAIRED AND A POSTAL SYSTEM SET ON FOOT CONFINED IT IS TRUE TO OFFICIAL USES ARMED PATROLS MARCHED ALONG THE ROADS BRIGANDAGE WAS FORCIBLY PUT DOWN SLAVE GANGS WERE INSPECTED AND THE ABUSES OF TIMES OF VIOLENCE REDRESSED
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈoʊdz ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd θɹuː ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɜː kˈɛɹfəli ɹᵻpˈɛɹd, ænd ɐ pˈoʊstəl sˈɪstəm sˈɛt ˌɔn fˈʊt, kənfˈaɪnd, ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː, tʊ əfˈɪʃəl jˈuːsᵻz. ˈɑːɹmd pɐtɹˈoʊlz mˈɑːɹtʃt ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈoʊdz, bɹˈɪɡændɪdʒ wʌz fˈɔːɹsᵻbli pˌʊt dˈaʊn, slˈeɪv ɡˈæŋz wɜːɹ ɪnspˈɛktᵻd, ænd ðɪ ɐbjˈuːsᵻz ʌv tˈaɪmz ʌv vˈaɪələns ɹiːdɹˈɛst.