text_original: Licinius Sura was one of the wealthiest of living Romans, and a marked figure in the social circles in which the intimates of Trajan moved. He had won his sovereign's confidence, who owed his throne, as it was said, to Sura's influence when Nerva was looking round for a successor.
text_transcription: LACCHINIUS SARAH WAS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST OF LIVING ROMANS AND A MARKED FIGURE IN THE SOCIAL CIRCLES IN WHICH THE INTIMATES OF TRAJAN MOVED HE HAD WON HIS SOVEREIGN'S CONFIDENCE WHO OWED HIS THRONE AS IT WAS SAID TO SUR HIS INFLUENCE WHEN NERVA WAS LOOKING ROUND FOR A SUCCESSOR
phonemes: lɪsˈɪnɪəs sˈɜːɹə wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɛlθiɪst ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ ɹˈoʊmənz, ænd ɐ mˈɑːɹkt fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə sˈoʊʃəl sˈɜːkəlz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɪntᵻməts ʌv tɹˈædʒən mˈuːvd. hiː hæd wˈʌn hɪz sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz kˈɑːnfɪdəns, hˌuː ˈoʊd hɪz θɹˈoʊn, æz ɪt wʌz sˈɛd, tə sˈɜːɹəz ˈɪnfluːəns wɛn nˈɜːvə wʌz lˈʊkɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd fɚɹə səksˈɛsɚ.