text_original: Already at fifteen years of age he was made prefect of the city, or first magistrate of Rome, when the consuls were away to keep the Latin holidays ; he was betrothed also to the daughter of ydius Verus, who stood nearest to the imperial succession, and on his death two years later he was, at the express wish of Hadrian, adopted himself by Antoninus, who was raised into the vacant place, and was soon to be left in undisputed power.
text_transcription: ALREADY AT FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE HE WAS MADE PREFECT OF THE CITY OR FIRST MAGISTRATE OF ROME WHEN THE CONSULS WERE AWAY TO KEEP THE LATIN HOLIDAYS HE WAS BETROTHED ALSO TO THE DAUGHTER OF AILLIAS WARIS WHO STOOD NEAREST TO THE IMPERIAL SUCCESSION AND ON HIS DEATH TWO YEARS LATER HE WAS AT THE EXPRESS WISH OF HADRIAN ADOPTED HIMSELF BY ANTINUS WHO WAS RAISED INTO THE VACANT PLACE AND WAS SOON TO BE LEFT IN UNDISPUTED POWER
phonemes: ɔːlɹˌɛdi æt fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ hiː wʌz mˌeɪd pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, ɔːɹ fˈɜːst mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt ʌv ɹˈoʊm, wˌɛn ðə kˈɑːnsəlz wɜːɹ ɐwˈeɪ tə kˈiːp ðə lˈætɪn hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪz ; hiː wʌz bᵻtɹˈoʊðd ˈɔːlsoʊ tə ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ˈɪdɪəs vˈɛɹəs, hˌuː stˈʊd nˌɪɹɪst tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl səksˈɛʃən, ænd ˌɔn hɪz dˈɛθ tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ hiː wʌz, æt ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛs wˈɪʃ ʌv hˈeɪdɹiən, ɐdˈɑːptᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ ˈæntənˌɪnəs, hˌuː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ˌɪntʊ ðə vˈeɪkənt plˈeɪs, ænd wʌz sˈuːn təbi lˈɛft ɪn ʌndɪspjˈuːɾᵻd pˈaʊɚ.