text_original: Many years of his life were spent in high command in Africa, Germany, and Spain, where he be  came eminent for energy and strict discipline, bordering at times on harshness, till he put on a show of easy sloth to disarm the jealousy of Nero. The force at ^ governor his command was small.
text_transcription: MANY YEARS OF HIS LIFE WERE SPENT IN HIGH COMMAND IN AFRICA GERMANY AND SPAIN FOR HE BECAME EMINENT FOR ENERGY AND STRICT DISCIPLINE BORDERING AT TIMES ON HARSHNESS TILL HE PUT ON A SHOW OF EASY SLOTH TO DISARM THE JEALOUSY OF NE NERO THE FORCE AT HIS COMMAND WAS SMALL
phonemes: mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf wɜː spˈɛnt ɪn hˈaɪ kəmˈænd ɪn ˈæfɹɪkə, dʒˈɜːməni, ænd spˈeɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː biː kˈeɪm ˈɛmɪnənt fɔːɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd stɹˈɪkt dˈɪsɪplˌɪn, bˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ æt tˈaɪmz ˌɔn hˈɑːɹʃnəs, tˈɪl hiː pˌʊt ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈoʊ ʌv ˈiːzi slˈɑːθ tə dɪsˈɑːɹm ðə dʒˈɛləsi ʌv nˈiəɹoʊ. ðə fˈɔːɹs æt ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hɪz kəmˈænd wʌz smˈɔːl.