text_original: The Dacian war upon the Danube was left, after a few campaigns, for Trajan's energy to close; the national uprisings in Gaul were crushed with little effort ; and in their guerilla warfare with the African Tacfarinas the Roman generals were only pitted against a brigand chief, who had to be tracked and hunted like a wild beast to his lair.
text_transcription: THE DACIAN WAR UPON THE DANUBE WAS LEFT AFTER A FEW CAMPAIGNS FOR TRAJAN'S ENERGY TO CLOSE THE NATIONAL UPRISINGS IN GAUL WERE CRUSHED WITH LITTLE EFFORT AND IN THEIR GUERRILLA WARFARE WITH THE AFRICAN TACTORINUS THE ROMAN GENERALS WERE ONLY PITTED AGAINST A BRIGAND CHIEF WHO HAD TO BE TRACKED AND HUNTED LIKE A WILD BEAST TO HIS LAIR
phonemes: ðə dˈæʃiən wˈɔːɹ əpˌɑːn ðə dˈænuːb wʌz lˈɛft, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː kæmpˈeɪnz, fɔːɹ tɹˈædʒənz ˈɛnɚdʒi tə klˈoʊz; ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋz ɪn ɡˈɔːl wɜː kɹˈʌʃt wɪð lˈɪɾəl ˈɛfɚt ; ænd ɪn ðɛɹ ɡɛɹˈɪlə wˈɔːɹfɛɹ wɪððɪ ˈæfɹɪkən tˌækfɑːɹɹˈiːnəz ðə ɹˈoʊmən dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli pˈɪɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ bɹˈɪɡænd tʃˈiːf, hˌuː hædtə biː tɹˈækt ænd hˈʌntᵻd lˈaɪk ɐ wˈaɪld bˈiːst tə hɪz lˈɛɹ.