text_original: By a series of further measures the Empire did its best to remove checks and hindrances to the activity of removed a Commerce. The careful survey and census che^L^nd Roman world under Augustus was one hindmnees, step to prepare the way for equalized taxa  tion, and it was followed by others as important.
text_transcription: BY A SERIES OF FURTHER MEASURES THE EMPIRE DID ITS BEST TO REMOVE CHECKS AND HINDRANCES TO THE ACTIVITY OF COMMERCE THE CAREFUL SURVEY AND CENSUS OF THE ROMAN WORLD UNDER AUGUSTUS WAS ONE STEP TO PREPARE FOR EQUALIZED TAXATION AND IT WAS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS AS IMPORTANT
phonemes: baɪ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv fˈɜːðɚ mˈɛʒɚz ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ dˈɪd ɪts bˈɛst tə ɹᵻmˈuːv tʃˈɛks ænd hˈɪndɹənsᵻz tə ðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv ɹᵻmˈuːvd ɐ kˈɑːmɜːs. ðə kˈɛɹfəl sˈɜːveɪ ænd sˈɛnsəs tʃˈiː ˈɛl ˌɛndˈiː ɹˈoʊmən wˈɜːld ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɔːɡʌstəs wʌz wˈʌn hˈaɪndmniːz, stˈɛp tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ ðə wˈeɪ fɔːɹ ˈiːkwəlˌaɪzd tˈæksə tɪˈɑːn, ænd ɪt wʌz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ˈʌðɚz æz ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt.