text_original: His fall was even greater than that of Belisarius, who, after having obtained many glorious victories over the enemies of his country, is said to have been reduced to such extremity of indigence, that, in his old age, when he was deprived of his eyesight, he sat upon the highway like a common mendicant, imploring the charity of passengers in the piteous exclamation of Date obolum Belisario; that is, "Spare a farthing to your poor old soldier Belisarius."
text_transcription: HIS FALL WAS EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF BELISARIUS WHO AFTER HAVING OBTAINED MANY GLORIOUS VICTORIES OVER THE ENEMIES OF HIS COUNTRY IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO SUCH EXTREMITY OF INDIGENCE THAT IN HIS OLD AGE WHEN HE WAS DEPRIVED OF HIS EYESIGHT HE SAT UPON THE HIGHWAY LIKE A COMMON MENDICANT IMPLORING THE CHARITY OF PASSENGERS IN THE PITEOUS EXCLAMATION OF DATE OBULUM BELISARIO THAT IS SPARE A FARTHING TO YOUR POOR OLD SOLDIER BELISARIUS
phonemes: hɪz fˈɔːl wʌz ˈiːvən ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn ðæt ʌv bᵻlɪsˈɛɹɪəs, hˈuː, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ əbtˈeɪnd mˈɛni ɡlˈɔːɹiəs vˈɪktɚɹiz ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz ʌv hɪz kˈʌntɹi, ɪz sˈɛd tə hɐvbɪn ɹᵻdˈuːst tə sˈʌtʃ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌv ɪndˈɪdʒəns, ðˈæt, ɪn hɪz ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ, wˌɛn hiː wʌz dᵻpɹˈaɪvd ʌv hɪz ˈaɪsaɪt, hiː sˈæt əpˌɑːn ðə hˈaɪweɪ lˈaɪk ɐ kˈɑːmən mˈɛndɪkənt, ɪmplˈɔːɹɪŋ ðə tʃˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv pˈæsɪndʒɚz ɪnðə pˈɪɾiəs ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈeɪt ˈɑːbɑːləm bᵻlɪsˈæɹɪˌoʊ; ðæt ˈɪz, "spˈɛɹ ɐ fˈɑːɹθɪŋ tə jʊɹ pˈʊɹ ˈoʊld sˈoʊldʒɚ bᵻlɪsˈɛɹɪəs."