text_original: He was a great enemy also of the monks, and both they and the image worshippers suffered at his hands a persecution which (at any rate according to their account of it) might seem to recall the days of Decius and Diocletian.
text_transcription: HE WAS A GREAT ENEMY ALSO OF THE MONKS AND BOTH AND THE IMAGE WORSHIPPER SUFFERED IN HIS HANDS A PERSECUTION WHICH AT ANY RATE ACCORDING TO THEIR ACCOUNT OF IT MIGHT SEEM TO RECALL THE DAYS OF DESSEUS AND DIOCLETIAN
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛnəmi ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌvðə mˈʌŋks, ænd bˈoʊθ ðeɪ ænd ðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ wˈɜːʃɪpɚz sˈʌfɚd æt hɪz hˈændz ɐ pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən wˈɪtʃ (æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɛɹ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ɪt) mˌaɪt sˈiːm tə ɹᵻkˈɔːl ðə dˈeɪz ʌv dᵻʃəs ænd dɪəklˈɛʃən.