ɪn lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈeɪdʒᵻz, ðɪs kˈʌstəm ɐpˈɪɹd tˈuː bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs; ænd ɪn lˈuː ʌv ðiːz vˈɪktɪmz, ðeɪ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz tə fˈaɪt, hˌuːz blˈʌd, ɪt wʌz səpˈoʊzd, mˌaɪthɐv ðə sˈeɪm ɪfˈɛkt.
In later ages, this custom appeared too barbarous; and in lieu of these victims, they appointed gladiators to fight, whose blood, it was supposed, might have the same effect.