text_original: It was commonly reported that the pope offered the imperial throne to Robert, but this seems scarcely credible, and Robert's ambition just then was directed rather to the new than to the old Rome. His daughter was married to the son of the Eastern emperor Michael VII. ; but Michael had just been deposed, and Robert was anxious to drive out the usurper, Nicephoms Botaniates, and restore Michael to the throne, or occupy it himself.
text_transcription: IT WAS COMMONLY REPORTED THAT THE POPE OFFERED THE IMPERIAL THRONE TO ROBERT BUT THIS SEEMED SCARCELY CREDIBLE AND ROBERT'S AMBITION JUST THEN WAS DIRECTED RATHER TO THE NEW THAN TO THE OLD ROME HIS DAUGHTER WAS MARRIED TO THE SON OF THE EASTERN EMPEROR MICHAEL THE SEVENTH BUT MICHAEL HAD JUST BEEN DEPOSED AND ROBERT WAS ANXIOUS TO DRIVE OUT THE USURPER NIKAY FORISPOTANIATS AND RESTORE MICHAEL TO THE THRONE OR OCCUPY IT HIMSELF
phonemes: ɪt wʌz kˈɑːmənli ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðætðə pˈoʊp ˈɔfɚd ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl θɹˈoʊn tə ɹˈɑːbɚt, bˌʌt ðɪs sˈiːmz skˈɛɹsli kɹˈɛdɪbəl, ænd ɹˈɑːbɚts æmbˈɪʃən dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ɹˈæðɚ tə ðə nˈuː ðɐn tə ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈoʊm. hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ wʌz mˈæɹid tə ðə sˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈaɪkəl ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən. ; bˌʌt mˈaɪkəl hæd dʒˈʌst bˌɪn dᵻpˈoʊzd, ænd ɹˈɑːbɚt wʌz ˈæŋʃəs tə dɹˈaɪv ˈaʊt ðə juːzˈɜːpɚ, nˈaɪsfəmz bətˈeɪnɪˌeɪts, ænd ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ mˈaɪkəl tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, ɔːɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ ɪt hɪmsˈɛlf.