text_original: The A.D, Nero. Ill Christians were the scapegoats chosen. Confused in the popular fancy with the Jews, whose bigotry Nero made and turbulence had made them hated, looked lans his vic  upon askance by Roman rulers as members tims and his of secret clubs and possible conspirators, disliked probably by those who knew them best for their unsocial habits or their tirades against the fashions of the times, the Christians were sacrificed alike to policy and hatred.
text_transcription: THE CHRISTIANS WERE THE SCAPEGOATS CHOSEN CONFUSED IN THE POPULAR FANCY WITH THE JEWS WHOSE BIGOTRY AND TURBULENCE HAD MADE THEM HATED LOOKED UPON ASKANCE BY ROMAN RULERS AS MEMBERS OF SECRET CLUBS AND POSSIBLE CONSPIRATORS DISLIKED PROBABLY BY THOSE WHO KNEW THEM BEST FOR THEIR UNSOCIAL HABITS OR THEIR TIRADES AGAINST THE FASHIONS OF THE TIMES THE CHRISTIANS WERE SACRIFICED ALIKE TO POLICY AND HATRED
phonemes: ðɪ ˈeɪ.dˈiː, nˈiəɹoʊ. ˈɪl kɹˈɪstʃənz wɜː ðə skˈeɪpɡoʊts tʃˈoʊzən. kənfjˈuːzd ɪnðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fˈænsi wɪððə dʒˈuːz, hˌuːz bˈɪɡətɹi nˈiəɹoʊ mˌeɪd ænd tˈɜːbjʊləns hæd mˌeɪd ðˌɛm hˈeɪɾᵻd, lˈʊkt lˈænz hɪz vˈɪk əpˌɑːn ɐskˈæns baɪ ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈuːlɚz æz mˈɛmbɚz tˈɪmz ænd hɪz ʌv sˈiːkɹᵻt klˈʌbz ænd pˈɑːsᵻbəl kənspˈɪɹəɾɚz, dɪslˈaɪkt pɹˈɑːbəbli baɪ ðoʊz hˌuː nˈuː ðˌɛm bˈɛst fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ʌnsˈoʊʃəl hˈæbɪts ɔːɹ ðɛɹ taɪɹˈeɪdz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə fˈæʃənz ʌvðə tˈaɪmz, ðə kɹˈɪstʃənz wɜː sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪst ɐlˈaɪk tə pˈɑːlɪsi ænd hˈeɪtɹɪd.