text_original: The island of Sicily, the one secure stronghold of the Byzantine power during all these centuries, was the focus of this strife, but in order to prosecute it more successfully the patrician of Sicily took up his headquarters at Gaeta, and from thence, in concert with the Duke of ITaples, was pressing hard upon those Campanian and Latian cities which kept their ](jyalty to the pope.
text_transcription: THE ISLAND OF SICILY THE ONE SECURE STRONGHOLD OF THE BYZANTINE POWER DURING ALL THESE CENTURIES WAS THE FOCUS OF THIS STRIFE BUT IN ORDER TO PROSECUTE IT MORE SUCCESSFULLY THE PATRICIAN OF SICILY TOOK UP HIS HEADQUARTERS AT GAETA AND FROM THENCE IN CONCERT WITH THE DUKE OF NAPLES WAS PRESSING HARD UPON THOSE CAMPANIAN AND LATIAN CITIES WHICH KEPT THEIR LOYALTY TO THE POPE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv sˈɪsᵻli, ðə wˈʌn sᵻkjˈʊɹ stɹˈɔŋhoʊld ʌvðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn pˈaʊɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɔːl ðiːz sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, wʌzðə fˈoʊkəs ʌv ðɪs stɹˈaɪf, bˌʌt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːt ɪt mˈɔːɹ səksˈɛsfəli ðə pætɹˈɪʃən ʌv sˈɪsᵻli tˈʊk ˌʌp hɪz hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz æt ɡˈiːɾə, ænd fɹʌm ðˈɛns, ɪn kˈɑːnsɚt wɪððə dˈuːk ʌv aɪ tˈæpəlz, wʌz pɹˈɛsɪŋ hˈɑːɹd əpˌɑːn ðoʊz kæmpˈeɪniən ænd lˈeɪʃən sˈɪɾiz wˌɪtʃ kˈɛpt ðɛɹ ](dʒˈaɪəlɾi tə ðə pˈoʊp.