text_original: His conduct towards the vanquished Lombards was, on the whole, generous and statesmanlike. By assuming the title of King of the Lombards he showed that it was not his object to destroy the nationality of the countrymen of Alboin, nor to fuse them into one people with the Franks.
text_transcription: HIS CONDUCT TOWARDS THE VANQUISHED LOMBARDS WAS ON THE WHOLE GENEROUS AND STATESMANLIKE BY ASSUMING THE TITLE OF KING OF THE LOMBARDS HE SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT HIS OBJECT TO DESTROY THE NATIONALITY OF THE COUNTRYMEN OF ALBOYNE NOR TO FUSE THEM INTO ONE PEOPLE WITH THE FRANCS
phonemes: hɪz kˈɑːndʌkt təwˈɔːɹdz ðə vˈæŋkwɪʃt lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz wʌz, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ænd stˈeɪtsmənlˌaɪk. baɪ ɐsˈuːmɪŋ ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv kˈɪŋ ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz hiː ʃˈoʊd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt hɪz ˈɑːbdʒɛkt tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðə nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn ʌv ˈælbɔɪn, nˈɔːɹ tə fjˈuːz ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn pˈiːpəl wɪððə fɹˈæŋks.