text_original: Had the Italian peninsula been less easily acces  sible by way of the Julian Alps, or had Rome been situated in as strong a position as Constantinople, it is possible that this secret belief in her rightful pre  dominance might have won back for a Roman em  peror that dominion over Europe which was in fact wielded for a time by the Roman popos.
text_transcription: HAD THE ITALIAN PENINSULA BEEN LESS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY WAY OF THE JULIAN ALPS OR HAD ROME BEEN SITUATED IN AS STRONG A POSITION AS CONSTANTINOPLE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS SECRET BELIEF IN HER RIGHTFUL PREDOMINANCE MIGHT HAVE WON BACK FOR A ROMAN EMPEROR THE DOMINION OVER EUROPE WHICH WAS IN FACT WIELDED FOR A TIME BY THE ROMAN POPES
phonemes: hæd ðɪ ɪtˈæliən pənˈɪnsjʊlə bˌɪn lˈɛs ˈiːzili ɐksɪᵻz sˈɪbəl baɪ wˈeɪ ʌvðə dʒˈuːliən ˈælps, ɔːɹ hæd ɹˈoʊm bˌɪn sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn æz stɹˈɔŋ ɐ pəzˈɪʃən æz kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt ðɪs sˈiːkɹᵻt bᵻlˈiːf ɪn hɜː ɹˈaɪtfəl pɹˈiː dˈɑːmɪnəns mˌaɪthɐv wˈʌn bˈæk fɚɹɚ ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛm pˈɛɹɚ ðæt dəmˈɪniən ˌoʊvɚ jˈʊɹɹəp wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪn fˈækt wˈiːldᵻd fɚɹə tˈaɪm baɪ ðə ɹˈoʊmən pˈoʊpoʊz.