text_original: For more than ten years the imperial authority south of the Alps had been in abeyance, save in the marches of Verona and Istria and in the duchy of Spoleto, where the emperor's vice gerent, Werner, a Swabian, vigorously maintained his rights. Elsewhere both the municipalities and the feudal lords had en  larged their possessions and strengthened their indepen  dence. Could Italy now have been united under one strong government it might have defied all invaders.
text_transcription: FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS THE IMPERIAL AUTHORITY SOUTH OF THE ALPS HAD BEEN IN ABEYANCE SAVE IN THE MARCHES OF ERONA AND EAST RIA AND IN THE DUCHY OF SPOLATO WHERE THE EMPEROR'S VICE REGENT VENER ASHPABIAN VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED HIS RIGHTS ELSEWHERE BOTH THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE FEUDAL LORDS HAD ENLARGED THEIR POSSESSIONS AND STRENGTHENED THEIR INDEPENDENCE COULD ITALY NOW HAVE BEEN UNITED UNDER ONE STRONG GOVERNMENT IT MIGHT HAVE DEFIED ALL INVADERS
phonemes: fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi sˈaʊθ ʌvðɪ ˈælps hɐdbɪn ɪn ɐbˈeɪəns, sˈeɪv ɪnðə mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz ʌv vəɹˈoʊnə ænd ˈɪstɹiə ænd ɪnðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv spɑːlˈiːɾoʊ, wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz vˈaɪs dʒˈɛɹənt, wˈɜːnɚ, ɐ swˈɑːbiən, vˈɪɡɚɹəsli meɪntˈeɪnd hɪz ɹˈaɪts. ˈɛlswɛɹ bˈoʊθ ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz ænd ðə fjˈuːdəl lˈɔːɹdz hæd ˈɛn lˈɑːɹdʒd ðɛɹ pəzˈɛʃənz ænd stɹˈɛŋθənd ðɛɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛn dˈɛns. kʊd ˈɪɾəli nˈaʊ hɐvbɪn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ wˈʌn stɹˈɔŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪt mˌaɪthɐv dᵻfˈaɪd ˈɔːl ɪnvˈeɪdɚz.