text_original: There were still differences of legal status left between the children of the full citizen and of the freed slave, but the lines that parted them became gradually fainter. But in what did the status of the citizen consist, and how far did the Empire modify the rights and privileges of the franchise ? Of the civil law we need not speak.
text_transcription: THERE WERE STILL DIFFERENCES OF LEGAL STATUS LEFT BETWEEN THE CHILDREN OF THE FULL CITIZENS AND OF THE FREED SLAVE BUT THE LINES THAT PARTED THEM BECAME GRADUALLY FAINTER BUT IN WHAT DID THE STATUS OF THE ROMAN CITIZEN CONSIST AND HOW FAR DID THE EMPIRE MODIFY THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE FRANCHISE OF THE CIVIL LAW WE NEED NOT SPEAK
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː stˈɪl dˈɪfɹənsᵻz ʌv lˈiːɡəl stˈæɾəs lˈɛft bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌvðə fˈʊl sˈɪɾɪzən ænd ʌvðə fɹˈiːd slˈeɪv, bˌʌt ðə lˈaɪnz ðæt pˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðˌɛm bɪkˌeɪm ɡɹˈædʒuːəli fˈeɪntɚ. bˌʌt ɪn wʌt dˈɪd ðə stˈæɾəs ʌvðə sˈɪɾɪzən kənsˈɪst, ænd hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ dˈɪd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪ ðə ɹˈaɪts ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə fɹˈæntʃaɪz ? ʌvðə sˈɪvəl lˈɔː wiː nˈiːd nˌɑːt spˈiːk.