text_original: His son took the unusual step of becoming praefect of the praetorian guards, an office filled commonly by knights. The soldiers were convenient agents, who asked no questions but acted at a word; and if anyone at Rome was too outspoken in his criticism or likely to be dangerous, he was easily removed in a hasty riot or a soldiers' brawl, or a cry could be got up in the theatre or in the camp and the traitor's head be called for.
text_transcription: HIS SON TOOK THE UNUSUAL STEP OF BECOMING PREFECT OF THE PRAETORIAN GUARDS AND OFFICE FILLED COMMONLY BY KNIGHTS THE SOLDIERS WERE CONVENIENT AGENTS WHO ASKED NO QUESTIONS BUT ACTED AT A WORD AND IF ANY ONE AT ROME WAS TOO OUTSPOKEN AND HIS CRITICISM WERE LIKELY TO BE DANGEROUS HE WAS EASILY REMOVED IN A HASTY RIOT OR A SOLDIER'S BRAWL OR A CRY WOULD BE GO
phonemes: hɪz sˈʌn tˈʊk ðɪ ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl stˈɛp ʌv bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðə pɹiːtˈɔːɹiən ɡˈɑːɹdz, ɐn ˈɑːfɪs fˈɪld kˈɑːmənli baɪ nˈaɪts. ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz wɜː kənvˈiːnɪənt ˈeɪdʒənts, hˌuː ˈæskt nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃənz bˌʌt ˈæktᵻd æɾə wˈɜːd; ænd ɪf ˈɛnɪwˌʌn æt ɹˈoʊm wʌz tˈuː aʊtspˈoʊkən ɪn hɪz kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ɔːɹ lˈaɪkli təbi dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs, hiː wʌz ˈiːzili ɹᵻmˈuːvd ɪn ɐ hˈeɪsti ɹˈaɪət ɔːɹ ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚz bɹˈɔːl, ɔːɹ ɐ kɹˈaɪ kʊd biː ɡɑːt ˌʌp ɪnðə θˈiəɾɚ ɔːɹ ɪnðə kˈæmp ænd ðə tɹˈeɪɾɚz hˈɛd biː kˈɔːld fɔːɹ.