text_original: He would not try to curb theii license or deny them plunder if they were once upon the march to Rome. Two leading generals, Fabius Valens and Alienus Caecina, saw in him also a convenient tool, whose very vices caught the fancy of the soldiers, and whose name would sound well in a proclamation, but who was too weak and indolent to wish to rule, and would be obliged to fall back on men of action like themselves.
text_transcription: HE WOULD NOT TRY TO CURB THEIR LICENSE OR DENY THEM PLUNDER IF THEY WERE ONCE UPON THE MARCH TO ROME TWO LEADING GENERALS PHABEUS VELANDS AND ALIENUS CAHICHINA SAW IN HIM ALSO A CONVENIENT TOOL WHOSE VERY VICES CAUGHT THE FANCY OF THE SOLDIERS AND WHOSE NAME WOULD SOUND WELL IN A PROCLAMATION BUT WHO WAS TOO WEAK AND INDOLENT TO WISH TO RULE AND WOULD BE OBLIGED TO FALL BACK ON MEN OF ACTION LIKE THEMSELVES
phonemes: hiː wʊd nˌɑːt tɹˈaɪ tə kˈɜːb θˈeɪi lˈaɪsəns ɔːɹ dᵻnˈaɪ ðˌɛm plˈʌndɚ ɪf ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌns əpˌɑːn ðə mˈɑːɹtʃ tə ɹˈoʊm. tˈuː lˈiːdɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz, fˈæbɪəs vˈeɪlənz ænd ˈeɪliənəs kˈiːsɪnə, sˈɔː ɪn hˌɪm ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ kənvˈiːnɪənt tˈuːl, hˌuːz vˈɛɹi vˈaɪsᵻz kˈɔːt ðə fˈænsi ʌvðə sˈoʊldʒɚz, ænd hˌuːz nˈeɪm wʊd sˈaʊnd wˈɛl ɪn ɐ pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt hˌuː wʌz tˈuː wˈiːk ænd ˈɪndələnt tə wˈɪʃ tə ɹˈuːl, ænd wʊd biː əblˈaɪdʒd tə fˈɔːl bˈæk ˌɔn mˈɛn ʌv ˈækʃən lˈaɪk ðɛmsˈɛlvz.