text_original: This last scion of the Lombard kings is not an interesting figure in history. Charles's reply to this direct attack on his dominions in the south of Italy was to lay hands on the Imperial province of Istria in the north, a conquest desirable in itself, for the cities of Istria were numerous and wealthy, and also one that facilitated the opera  tions which he was planning against the Avars.
text_transcription: THIS LAST SCION OF THE LOMBARD KINGS IS NOT AN INTERESTING FIGURE IN HISTORY CHARLES'S REPLY TO THIS DIRECT ATTACK ON HIS DOMINIONS IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY WAS TO LAY HANDS ON THE IMPERIAL PROVINCE OF EASTRIA IN THE NORTH A CONQUEST DESIRABLE IN ITSELF FOR THE CITIES OF EASTRIA WERE NUMEROUS AND WEALTHY AND ALSO ONE THAT FACILITATED THE OPERATIONS WHICH HE WAS PLANNING AGAINST THE AVARS
phonemes: ðɪs lˈæst sˈaɪən ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd kˈɪŋz ɪz nˌɑːt ɐn ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi. tʃˈɑːɹlzᵻz ɹᵻplˈaɪ tə ðɪs dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐtˈæk ˌɔn hɪz dəmˈɪniənz ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ʌv ˈɪɾəli wʌz tə lˈeɪ hˈændz ɔnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv ˈɪstɹiə ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ, ɐ kˈɑːŋkwɛst dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf, fɚðə sˈɪɾiz ʌv ˈɪstɹiə wɜː nˈuːmɚɹəs ænd wˈɛlθi, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈʌn ðæt fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə tɪˈɑːnz wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz plˈænɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈævɑːɹz.