text_original: One road alone passed vania, through a narrow rift in the great chain, called the Iron Gate, either from the strength of the steep defiles or from the neighbouring mines. Through these the Romans had to pass, like the travellers of later days.
text_transcription: ONE ROAD ALONE PASSED THROUGH A NARROW RIFT IN THE GREAT CHAIN CALLED THE IRON GATE EITHER FROM THE STRENGTH OF THE STEEP DEFILES OR FROM THE NEIGHBORING MINES THROUGH THESE THE ROMANS HAD TO PASS LIKE THE TRAVELLERS OF LATER DAYS
phonemes: wˈʌn ɹˈoʊd ɐlˈoʊn pˈæst vˈeɪniə, θɹuː ɐ nˈæɹoʊ ɹˈɪft ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt tʃˈeɪn, kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ɡˈeɪt, ˈiːðɚ fɹʌmðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌvðə stˈiːp dᵻfˈaɪlz ɔːɹ fɹʌmðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ mˈaɪnz. θɹuː ðiːz ðə ɹˈoʊmənz hædtə pˈæs, lˈaɪk ðə tɹˈævɛlɚz ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz.