text_original: When Pericles persuaded the Athenians to declare war against the whole Peloponnesus, assuring them that their dexterity, aided by their wealth, was sure to bring them off victorious, the Athenians, though for a while they prospered in this war, in the end were overpowered, the prudent counsels and good soldiers of Sparta proving more than a match for the dexterity and wealth of Athens.
text_transcription: WHEN PERICLES PERSUADED THE ATHENIANS TO DECLARE WAR AGAINST THE WHOLE PELOPONNESUS ASSURING THEM THAT THEIR DEXTERITY AIDED BY THEIR WEALTH WAS SURE TO BRING THEM OFF VICTORIOUS THE ATHENIANS THOUGH FOR A WHILE THEY HAD PROSPERED IN THIS WAR IN THE END WERE OVERPOWERED THE PRUDENT COUNCILS AND GOOD SOLDIERS OF SPARTA PROVING MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THE DEXTERITY AND WEALTH OF ATHENS
phonemes: wˌɛn pˈɛɹɪkəlz pɚswˈeɪdᵻd ðɪ æθˈiːniənz tə dᵻklˈɛɹ wˈɔːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə hˈoʊl pˈɛləpˌɑːnɛsəs, əʃˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðˌɛm ðæt ðɛɹ dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi, ˈeɪdᵻd baɪ ðɛɹ wˈɛlθ, wʌz ʃˈʊɹ tə bɹˈɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈɔf vɪktˈɔːɹiəs, ðɪ æθˈiːniənz, ðˌoʊ fɚɹə wˈaɪl ðeɪ pɹˈɑːspɚd ɪn ðɪs wˈɔːɹ, ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd wɜːɹ ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚd, ðə pɹˈuːdənt kˈaʊnsəlz ænd ɡˈʊd sˈoʊldʒɚz ʌv spˈɑːɹɾə pɹˈuːvɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə mˈætʃ fɚðə dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi ænd wˈɛlθ ʌv ˈæθᵻnz.