text_original: Here were the ruins of a forgotten world; and the palaces of Caligula and Nero seemed to belong to modern history, as compared with the rude remains of a city that had perished before the War God's twins had hung at their fierce foster mother's breast.
text_transcription: HERE WERE THE RUS OF A FORGOTTEN WORLD AND THE PALACES OF CALIGULA AND NERO SEEMED TO BELONG TO MODERN HISTORY AS COMPARED WITH THE RUDE REMAINS OF A CITY THAT HAD PERISHED BEFORE THE WAR GODS TWINS HAD HUNG AT THEIR FIERCE FOSTER MOTHER'S BREAST
phonemes: hˈɪɹ wɜː ðə ɹˈuːɪnz əvə fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ wˈɜːld; ænd ðə pˈælɪsᵻz ʌv kælˈɪɡjʊlə ænd nˈiəɹoʊ sˈiːmd tə bᵻlˈɔŋ tə mˈɑːdɚn hˈɪstɚɹi, æz kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððə ɹˈuːd ɹᵻmˈeɪnz əvə sˈɪɾi ðæt hæd pˈɛɹɪʃt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈɔːɹ ɡˈɑːdz twˈɪnz hæd hˈʌŋ æt ðɛɹ fˈɪɹs fˈɑːstɚ mˈʌðɚz bɹˈɛst.