text_original: The fertile, rounded slopes were covered with well tilled fields. But the neighboring regions were active, though Vesuvius was not. Pithecusa, the modern Ischia, was often and terribly shaken, and various attempts to settle upon it were in consequence abandoned.
text_transcription: THE FERTILE ROUNDED SLOPES WERE COVERED WITH WELL TILLED FIELDS BUT THE NEIGHBORING REGIONS WERE ACTIVE THOUGH VESUVIUS WAS NOT PITHICUSA THE MODERN ISCHIA WAS OFTEN AND TERRIBLY SHAKEN AND VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO SETTLE UPON IT WERE IN CONSEQUENCE ABANDONED
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːɾəl, ɹˈaʊndᵻd slˈoʊps wɜː kˈʌvɚd wɪð wˈɛl tˈɪld fˈiːldz. bˌʌt ðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒənz wɜːɹ ˈæktɪv, ðˌoʊ vɛsˈuːvɪəs wʌz nˈɑːt. pˈɪθɪkjˌuːsə, ðə mˈɑːdɚn ˈɪskiə, wʌz ˈɔfən ænd tˈɛɹᵻbli ʃˈeɪkən, ænd vˈɛɹiəs ɐtˈɛmpts tə sˈɛɾəl əpˌɑːn ɪt wɜːɹ ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ɐbˈændənd.