text_original: The right of appeal to the popular assembly, or A,H. N 178 The Earlier Empire, provocatio ad popuhini^ in capital trials, was a highly  3. Right of prized defence against the magistrate's caprice, appeal. sccurcd by the Valerian law, enlarged by the veto of the tribunes, and reinforced by the Sempronian law of C. Gracchus. But the Emperor now stepped into the place of both tribune and Comitia; he was the high court of appeal, and from him there was no flight.
text_transcription: THE RIGHT OF APPEAL TO THE POPULAR ASSEMBLY OR PRO CATIOAD POPULUM IN CAPITAL TRIALS WAS A HIGHLY PRIZED DEFENCE AGAINST THE MAGISTRATES CAPRICE SECURED BY THE VALERIAN LAW ENLARGED BY THE VETO OF THE TRIBUNES AND REINFORCED BY THE SIMPRONIAN LAW OF CAIUS GRACUS BUT THE EMPEROR NOW STEPPED INTO THE PLACE OF BOTH TRIBUNE AND COMMITTEA HE WAS THE HIGH COURT OF APPEAL AND FROM HIM THERE WAS NO FLIGHT
phonemes: ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv ɐpˈiːl tə ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɐsˈɛmbli, ɔːɹ ˈeɪ,ˈeɪtʃ. ˈɛn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, pɹɑːvəkˈeɪʃɪˌoʊ ˈæd pˌɑːpjuːhˈiːni ɪn kˈæpɪɾəl tɹˈaɪəlz, wʌzɐ hˈaɪli θɹˈiː. ɹˈaɪt ʌv pɹˈaɪzd dᵻfˈɛns ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪtz kɐpɹˈiːs, ɐpˈiːl. ˌɛssˈiːkˈɜːkd baɪ ðə vælˈɪɹiən lˈɔː, ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd baɪ ðə vˈiːɾoʊ ʌvðə tɹˈɪbjuːnz, ænd ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹst baɪ ðə sɛmpɹˈoʊniən lˈɔː ʌv sˈiː. ɡɹˈækəs. bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ nˈaʊ stˈɛpt ˌɪntʊ ðə plˈeɪs ʌv bˈoʊθ tɹˈɪbjuːn ænd kˈɑːmɪʃə; hiː wʌzðə hˈaɪ kˈɔːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːl, ænd fɹʌm hˌɪm ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ flˈaɪt.