text_original: His death, you say, would secure the prospects of my children. Nay, but it will be time for the sons of M. Aurelius to die when Cassius is able more than they to win the love and further the happiness of our people.^ Nor were these mere idle phrases, for Cassius was retained in command of Syria and the border armies, against vmom M. Aurelius had been warned in rain. 147  1 8o. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 105 and treated with an undiminished confidence, which he repaid by quelling a revolt in Egypt and by victories in Arabia.
text_transcription: HIS DEATH YOU SAY WOULD SECURE THE PROSPECTS OF MY CHILDREN NAY BUT IT WILL BE TIME FOR THE SONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS TO DIE WHEN CASSIUS IS ABLE MORE THAN THEY TO WIN THE LOVE AND FURTHER THE HAPPINESS OF OUR PEOPLE NOR WERE THESE MERE IDLE PHRASES FOR CASSIUS WAS RETAINED IN COMMAND OF SYRIA AND THE BORDER ARMIES AND TREATED WITH AN UNDIMINISHED CONFIDENCE WHICH HE REPAID BY QUELLING A REVOLT IN EGYPT AND BY VICTORIES IN ARABIA
phonemes: hɪz dˈɛθ, juː sˈeɪ, wʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkts ʌv maɪ tʃˈɪldɹən. nˈeɪ, bˌʌt ɪt wɪl biː tˈaɪm fɚðə sˈʌnz ʌv ˈɛm. ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs tə dˈaɪ wɛn kˈæsɪəs ɪz ˈeɪbəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðeɪ tə wˈɪn ðə lˈʌv ænd fˈɜːðɚ ðə hˈæpɪnəs ʌv ˌaʊɚ pˈiːpəl.nˈɔːɹ wɜː ðiːz mˈɪɹ ˈaɪdəl fɹˈeɪzᵻz, fɔːɹ kˈæsɪəs wʌz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɪn kəmˈænd ʌv sˈɪɹiə ænd ðə bˈɔːɹdɚɹ ˈɑːɹmiz, ɐɡˈɛnst vˈiːmˈɑːm ˈɛm. ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs hɐdbɪn wˈɔːɹnd ɪn ɹˈeɪn. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən wˈʌn ˈeɪt ˈoʊ. mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs ˈæntənˌɪnəs, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ænd tɹˈiːɾᵻd wɪð ɐn ʌndᵻmˈɪnɪʃt kˈɑːnfɪdəns, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻpˈeɪd baɪ kwˈɛlɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd baɪ vˈɪktɚɹiz ɪn ɚɹˈeɪbiə.