text_original: Nor was the city populace in a cheerful mood. For years they had been pneto lans. A.D. 68 69. Galba. 125 feasted and caressed ; races and games, gladiators and wild beasts had made life seem a holiday and kept them ever in good humour. Now they heard that there was to be an end to all such cheer, for their ruler was a morose, penurious old man, who thought a few silver pieces awarded to the finest actor of the day a present worthy of a prince.
text_transcription: NOR WAS THE CITY POPULOUS IN A CHEERFUL MOOD FOR YEARS THEY HAD BEEN FEASTED AND CARESSED RACES AND GAMES GLADIATORS AND WILD BEASTS HAD MADE LIFE SEEM A HOLIDAY AND KEPT THEM EVER IN GOOD HUMOR NOW THEY HEARD THAT THERE WAS TO BE AN END TO ALL SUCH CHEER FOR THEIR RULER WAS A MOROSE PENURIOUS OLD MAN WHO THOUGHT A FEW SILVER PIECES AWARDED TO THE FINEST ACTOR OF THE DAY A PRESENT WORTHY OF A PRINCE
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ wʌzðə sˈɪɾi pˈɑːpjʊləs ɪn ɐ tʃˈɪɹfəl mˈuːd. fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn pˈiːnˈiːɾoʊ lˈænz. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɪksti ˈeɪt sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. ɡˈælbə. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv fˈiːstᵻd ænd kɚɹˈɛst ; ɹˈeɪsᵻz ænd ɡˈeɪmz, ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz ænd wˈaɪld bˈiːsts hæd mˌeɪd lˈaɪf sˈiːm ɐ hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ ænd kˈɛpt ðˌɛm ˈɛvɚɹ ɪn ɡˈʊd hjˈuːmɚ. nˈaʊ ðeɪ hˈɜːd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz təbi ɐn ˈɛnd tʊ ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ tʃˈɪɹ, fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɹˈuːlɚ wʌzɐ mɚɹˈoʊs, pɛnjˈʊɹɹiəs ˈoʊld mˈæn, hˌuː θˈɔːt ɐ fjˈuː sˈɪlvɚ pˈiːsᵻz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tə ðə fˈaɪnɪst ˈæktɚɹ ʌvðə dˈeɪ ɐ pɹˈɛzənt wˈɜːði əvə pɹˈɪns.