text_original: Before the murderers of Domitian raised their hands to strike the fatal blow, they looked around, we read, to find a successor to replace him. SfsMTtoth* Others whom they sounded on the subject throne by shrunk away m fear or in suspicion, till they ers of Do  thought of M. Cocceius Nerva, who was likely to fill worthily the office that would soon be vacant.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE MURDERERS OF DOMITIAN RAISED THEIR HANDS TO STRIKE THE FATAL BLOW THEY LOOKED AROUND WE READ TO FIND A SUCCESSOR TO REPLACE HIM OTHERS WHOM THEY SOUNDED ON THE SUBJECT SHRUNK AWAY IN FEAR OR IN SUSPICION TILL THEY THOUGHT OF MARCUS CAYUS NERVA WHO WAS LIKELY TO FILL WORTHILY THE OFFICE THAT WOULD SOON BE VACANT
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə mˈɜːdɚɹɚz ʌv dəmˈɪʃən ɹˈeɪzd ðɛɹ hˈændz tə stɹˈaɪk ðə fˈeɪɾəl blˈoʊ, ðeɪ lˈʊkt ɚɹˈaʊnd, wiː ɹˈiːd, tə fˈaɪnd ɐ səksˈɛsɚ tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs hˌɪm. ˌɛsˌɛfˈɛs ˈɛm tˈiːtˈɑːθ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈʌðɚz hˈuːm ðeɪ sˈaʊndᵻd ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt θɹˈoʊn baɪ ʃɹˈʌŋk ɐwˈeɪ ˈɛm fˈɪɹ ɔːɹ ɪn səspˈɪʃən, tˈɪl ðeɪ ˈɜːz ʌv dˈuː θˈɔːt ʌv ˈɛm. kˈɑːksiːəs nˈɜːvə, hˌuː wʌz lˈaɪkli tə fˈɪl wˈɜːðili ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ðæt wʊd sˈuːn biː vˈeɪkənt.