text_original: Strabo called it a volcanic mountain, but Pliny the elder did not include it in his list of volcanoes. The fertile, rounded slopes were covered with well tilled fields. But the neighboring regions were active, though Vesuvius was not.
text_transcription: STRABO CALLED IT A VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN BUT PLINY THE ELDER DID NOT INCLUDE IT IN HIS LIST OF VOLCANOES THE FERTILE ROUNDED SLOPES WERE COVERED WITH WELL TILLED FIELDS BUT THE NEIGHBORING REGIONS WERE ACTIVE THOUGH VESUVIUS WAS NOT
phonemes: stɹˈɑːboʊ kˈɔːld ɪɾ ɐ vɑːlkˈænɪk mˈaʊntɪn, bˌʌt plˈaɪni ðɪ ˈɛldɚ dɪdnˌɑːt ɪŋklˈuːd ɪɾ ɪn hɪz lˈɪst ʌv vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊz. ðə fˈɜːɾəl, ɹˈaʊndᵻd slˈoʊps wɜː kˈʌvɚd wɪð wˈɛl tˈɪld fˈiːldz. bˌʌt ðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒənz wɜːɹ ˈæktɪv, ðˌoʊ vɛsˈuːvɪəs wʌz nˈɑːt.