text_original: 221 many Romaa traditions amid all their half Hellenic, lialf Oriental ways, had been carried off by the plague, and were replaced by pure Greeks who had not inherited the effect of Roman influence. This was an important step in the direction of becoming a Greek nationality, to which goal the Roman em  pire was steadily tending " (Bury, History of the Later Roman Einjpire^ ii.
text_transcription: MANY ROMAN TRADITIONS AMID THEIR HALF HELLENIC HALF ORIENTAL WAYS HAD BEEN CARRIED OFF BY THE PLAGUE AND WERE REPLACED BY PURE GREEKS WHO HAD NOT INHERITED THE EFFECT OF ROMAN INFLUENCE THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF BECOMING A GREEK NATIONALITY TO WHICH GOAL THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS STEADILY TENDING BURY HISTORY OF THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE CHAPTER TWO PAGE FOUR FI
phonemes: tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn mˈɛni ɹˈɑːmɑː tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ɐmˈɪd ˈɔːl ðɛɹ hˈæf hɛlˈɛnɪk, lˈaɪəlf ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl wˈeɪz, hɐdbɪn kˈæɹid ˈɔf baɪ ðə plˈeɪɡ, ænd wɜː ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ pjˈʊɹ ɡɹˈiːks hˌuː hæd nˌɑːt ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ɹˈoʊmən ˈɪnfluːəns. ðɪs wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt stˈɛp ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈiːk nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi, tə wˌɪtʃ ɡˈoʊl ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛm pˈaɪɚ wʌz stˈɛdili tˈɛndɪŋ " (bˈɛɹi, hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈoʊmən ˈaɪndʒpaɪɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.