text_original: The medals also of the year record the liberal largess given to the populace of Rome at the festivities  which followed the marriage of the youthful Commodus, on which occasion the bonds which the state held against its debtors were thrown into the fire in the forum, while similar munificence was shown in helping the ruined Smyrna to rise once more in its old stately beauty after the havoc caused by a great earthquake.
text_transcription: THE MEDALS ALSO OF THE YEAR RECORD THE LIBERAL LARGESSE GIVEN TO THE POPULACE OF ROME AT THE FESTIVITIES WHICH FOLLOWED THE MARRIAGE OF THE YOUTHFUL COMBATUS ON WHICH OCCASION THE BONDS WHICH THE STATE HELD AGAINST ITS DEBTORS WERE THROWN INTO THE FIRE IN THE FORUM WHILE SIMILAR MUNIFICENCE WAS SHOWN IN HELPING THE RUINED SMYRNA TO RISE ONCE MORE IN ITS OLD STATELY BEAUTY AFTER THE HAVOC CAUSED BY A GREAT EARTHQUAKE
phonemes: ðə mˈɛdəlz ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɹˈɛkɚd ðə lˈɪbɚɹəl lˈɑːɹdʒɛs ɡˈɪvən tə ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ʌv ɹˈoʊm æt ðə fɛstˈɪvᵻɾiz wˌɪtʃ fˈɑːloʊd ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ ʌvðə jˈuːθfəl kəmˈɑːdəs, ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ əkˈeɪʒən ðə bˈɑːndz wˌɪtʃ ðə stˈeɪt hˈɛld ɐɡˈɛnst ɪts dˈɛɾɚz wɜː θɹˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈaɪɚɹ ɪnðə fˈɔːɹəm, wˌaɪl sˈɪmɪlɚ mjuːnˈɪfɪsəns wʌz ʃˈoʊn ɪn hˈɛlpɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːɪnd smˈaɪənə tə ɹˈaɪz wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ ɪn ɪts ˈoʊld stˈeɪtli bjˈuːɾi ˈæftɚ ðə hˈævək kˈɔːzd baɪ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɜːθkweɪk.