text_original: The city has had many sieges. Demetrius Polior  cetes, whose second name means " city taker," failed to keep up his reputation here, for though in 304 B.C. he succeeded in making breaches in the walls, his men were driven away.
text_transcription: THE CITY HAS HAD MANY SIEGES DEMETRIUS POLYOSITS WHOSE SECOND NAME MEANS CITY TAKER FAILED TO KEEP UP HIS REPUTATION HERE FOR THOUGH IN THREE HUNDRED FOUR B C HECEDED IN MAKING BREACHES IN THE WALLS HIS MEN WERE DRIVEN AWAY
phonemes: ðə sˈɪɾi hɐz hæd mˈɛni sˈiːdʒᵻz. dɛmˈɛtɹɪəs pˈoʊljɚ sˈiːts, hˌuːz sˈɛkənd nˈeɪm mˈiːnz " sˈɪɾi tˈeɪkɚ," fˈeɪld tə kˈiːp ˌʌp hɪz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən hˈɪɹ, fɔːɹ ðˌoʊ ɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ bˈiː.sˈiː. hiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ bɹˈiːtʃᵻz ɪnðə wˈɔːlz, hɪz mˈɛn wɜː dɹˈɪvən ɐwˈeɪ.