text_original: But even at the beginning of the Empire it became a growing custom to give freedom soon to the domestic slaves, and the fashion spread so fast as to re  220 The Earlier Empire, quire to be checked and ruled by law.
text_transcription: BUT EVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EMPIRE IT BECAME A GROWING CUSTOM TO GIVE FREEDOM SOON TO THE DOMESTIC SLAVES AND THE FASHION SPREAD SO FAST AS TO REQUIRE TO BE CHECKED AND RULED BY LAW
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈiːvən æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ kˈʌstəm tə ɡˈɪv fɹˈiːdəm sˈuːn tə ðə dəmˈɛstɪk slˈeɪvz, ænd ðə fˈæʃən spɹˈɛd sˌoʊ fˈæst æz tə ɹˌiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, kwˈaɪɚ təbi tʃˈɛkt ænd ɹˈuːld baɪ lˈɔː.