text_original: By means of his commander Belisa  rius he defended his empire from the Persians, and recovered Italy from the Goths and Africa from the Vandals. The lasting glory of his reign, however, is due far less to his victories than to the digest of Roman law which he caused to be made.
text_transcription: BY MEANS OF HIS COMMANDER BELISARIUS HE DEFENDED HIS EMPIRE FROM THE PERSIANS AND RECOVERED ITALY FROM THE GOTHS AND AFRICA FROM THE VANDALS THE LASTING GLORY OF HIS REIGN HOWEVER IS DUE FAR LESS TO HIS VICTORIES THAN TO THE DIGEST OF ROMAN LAW WHICH HE CAUSED TO BE MADE
phonemes: baɪ mˈiːnz ʌv hɪz kəmˈændɚ bᵻlˈɪsɚ ɹˈɪəs hiː dᵻfˈɛndᵻd hɪz ˈɛmpaɪɚ fɹʌmðə pˈɜːʒənz, ænd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd ˈɪɾəli fɹʌmðə ɡˈɑːθs ænd ˈæfɹɪkə fɹʌmðə vˈændəlz. ðə lˈæstɪŋ ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪz dˈuː fˈɑːɹ lˈɛs tə hɪz vˈɪktɚɹiz ðɐn tə ðə dˈaɪdʒɛst ʌv ɹˈoʊmən lˈɔː wˌɪtʃ hiː kˈɔːzd təbi mˈeɪd.