text_original: 205 joining hands with the Persians, had well nigh ac  complished the ruin of the eastern Empire. Soon after this came the revolt of the Bulgarians from the Avar sway, and from that time onward, the power of the Avars steadily declined, but though no longer formidable to Constantinople they were still securely quartered in tlie vast plains of Hungary, and were most unwelcome neighbors to their old allies the Lombards of Italy.
text_transcription: JOINING HANDS WITH THE PERSIANS HAD WELLNIGH ACCOMPLISHED THE RUIN OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE SOON AFTER THIS CAME THE REVOLT OF THE BULGARIANS FROM THE AVAR SWAY AND FROM THAT TIME ONWARD THE POWER OF THE AVARS STEADILY DECLINED BUT THOUGH NO LONGER FORMIDABLE TO CONSTANTINOPLE THEY WERE STILL SECURELY QUARTERED IN THE VAST PLAINS OF HUNGARY AND WERE MOST UNWELCOME NEIGHBOURS TO THEIR OLD ALLIES THE LOMBARDS OF ITALY
phonemes: tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ hˈændz wɪððə pˈɜːʒənz, hæd wˈɛl nˈaɪ ˌeɪsˈiː kəmplˈɪʃt ðə ɹˈuːɪn ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpaɪɚ. sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðɪs kˈeɪm ðə ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ʌvðə bʌlɡˈɛɹiənz fɹʌmðɪ ˈævɑːɹ swˈeɪ, ænd fɹʌm ðæt tˈaɪm ˈɑːnwɚd, ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈævɑːɹz stˈɛdili dᵻklˈaɪnd, bˌʌt ðˌoʊ nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl tə kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ðeɪ wɜː stˈɪl sᵻkjˈʊɹli kwˈɔːɹɾɚd ɪn tˈiːlˈaɪ vˈæst plˈeɪnz ʌv hˈʌŋɡɚɹi, ænd wɜː mˈoʊst ʌnwˈɛlkʌm nˈeɪbɚz tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊld ˈælaɪz ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz ʌv ˈɪɾəli.