text_original: Pacific as was the imperial policy of Augustus in his later years, he had for the first time set up a standing The stand  army, and the forms in which he organized it ing army of were long left undisturbed. On the Rhine an/Sbe^Sa  eight legions were constantly on guard, di  ieg?on^Md vided between the higher and the lower pro  fleets. vinces, and the defence of the northern frontier was further maintained by six more, who were stationed in Pannonia, Dalmatia, and Maesia.
text_transcription: PACIFIC AS WAS THE IMPERIAL POLICY OF AUGUSTUS IN HIS LATER YEARS HE HAD FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SET UP A STANDING ARMY AND THE FORMS IN WHICH HE ORGANIZED IT WERE LONG LEFT UNDISTURBED ON THE RHINE EIGHT LEGIONS WERE CONSTANTLY ON GUARD DIVIDED BETWEEN THE HIGHER AND THE LOWER PROVINCES AND THE DEFENCE OF THE NORTHERN FRONTIER WAS FURTHER MAINTAINED BY SIX MORE WHO WERE STATIONED IN PANNONIA DALMATIA AND MESIA
phonemes: pɐsˈɪfɪk æz wʌzðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ˈɔːɡʌstəs ɪn hɪz lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz, hiː hæd fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ stˈændɪŋ ðə stˈænd ˈɑːɹmi, ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmz ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɪɾ ˈɪŋ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv wɜː lˈɔŋ lˈɛft ʌndɪstˈɜːbd. ɔnðə ɹˈaɪn æn slˈæʃ ˌɛsbˌiːˈiː sˈɑː ˈeɪt lˈiːdʒənz wɜː kˈɑːnstəntli ˌɔn ɡˈɑːɹd, di ˈiːɡ?ˌɔn ˌɛmdˈiː vˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə hˈaɪɚ ænd ðə lˈoʊɚ pɹˈoʊ flˈiːts. vˈɪnsᵻz, ænd ðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹ wʌz fˈɜːðɚ meɪntˈeɪnd baɪ sˈɪks mˈɔːɹ, hˌuː wɜː stˈeɪʃənd ɪn pænˈoʊniə, dælmˈeɪʃə, ænd mˈiːʒə.