text_original: The men of Tuscany blockaded the gate of St. Peter's ; the Beneventans, the gates of St. Paul and St. John Lateran ; while Aistulf himself, like another Alaric, ajipeared before the Salarian gate and called upon the citizens as they valued their lives, to open the gate and hand over the pontiff to his tender mercies.
text_transcription: THE MEN OF TUSCANY BLOCKADED THE GATE OF SAINT PETER'S THE BENEVENTNS THE GATES OF SAINT PAUL AND SAINT JOHN LATERAN WHILE ASTOV HIMSELF LIKE ANOTHER ALARIC APPEARED BEFORE THE CELERIAN GATE AND CALLED UPON THE CITIZENS AS THEY VALUED THEIR LIVES TO OPEN THE GATE AND HAND OVER THE PONTIFF TO HIS TENDER MERCIES
phonemes: ðə mˈɛn ʌv tˈʌskəni blɑːkˈeɪdᵻd ðə ɡˈeɪt ʌv sənt. pˈiːɾɚz ; ðə bˈɛnɪvˌɛntənz, ðə ɡˈeɪts ʌv sənt. pˈɔːl ænd sənt. dʒˈɑːn lˈæɾɚɹən ; wˌaɪl ˈeɪstʌlf hɪmsˈɛlf, lˈaɪk ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɐlˈæɹɪk, ˈædʒaɪpˌɛɹd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sælˈɛɹiən ɡˈeɪt ænd kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz æz ðeɪ vˈæljuːd ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz, tʊ ˈoʊpən ðə ɡˈeɪt ænd hˈænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈɔntɪf tə hɪz tˈɛndɚ mˈɜːsiz.