text_original: Eelieving evidently that the time had come for the long postponed consolidation of Italy under the Lombard rule, he drew nigh to the city of Rome, and in some way or other threat  ened its independence. "What he actually did it is difficult to discover from the verbose and passionate declamation of the papal biographer, but it seems clear that his soldiers committed some depredations 86 CHARLEMAGNE.
text_transcription: BELIEVING EVIDENTLY THAT THE TIME HAD COME FOR THE LONG POSTPONED CONSOLIDATION OF ITALY UNDER THE LOMBARD RULE HE DREW NIGH TO THE CITY OF ROME AND IN SOME WAY OR OTHER THREATENED ITS INDEPENDENCE WHAT HE ACTUALLY DID IS DIFFICULT TO DISCOVER FROM THE VERBOSE AND PASSIONATE DECLAMATION OF THE PAPAL BIOGRAPHER BUT IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT HIS SOLDIERS COMMITTED SOME DEPREDATIONS ON
phonemes: ˈiːliːvɪŋ ˈɛvɪdəntli ðætðə tˈaɪm hæd kˈʌm fɚðə lˈɔŋ poʊstpˈoʊnd kənsˌɑːlɪdˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪɾəli ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd ɹˈuːl, hiː dɹˈuː nˈaɪ tə ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɹˈoʊm, ænd ɪn sˌʌm wˈeɪ ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ θɹˈɛt ˈɛnd ɪts ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns. "wˌʌt hiː ˈæktʃuːəli dˈɪd ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə dɪskˈʌvɚ fɹʌmðə vɜːbˈoʊs ænd pˈæʃənət dᵻklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈeɪpəl baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ, bˌʌt ɪt sˈiːmz klˈɪɹ ðæt hɪz sˈoʊldʒɚz kəmˈɪɾᵻd sˌʌm dˌɛpɹɪdˈeɪʃənz ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni.