text_original: The great man took the insult quietly enough, and when years afterwards the sophist came to Rome to show off his powers of eloquence, the Emperor welcomed him to court without any show of rancour at the past, only telling his 138 161. Antoninus "Pius, 79 own servants to be careful not to turn the door upon him when he called. And when an actor came with a com  plaint that Polemon, as stage director, had dismissed him without warning from a company of players, he only asked what time it was when he was so abruptly turned away.
text_transcription: THE GREAT MAN TOOK THE INSULT QUIETLY ENOUGH AND WHEN YEARS AFTERWARDS THE SOPHIST CAME TO ROME TO SHOW OFF HIS POWERS OF ELOQUENCE THE EMPEROR WELCOMED HIM TO COURT WITHOUT ANY SHOW OF RANCOR AT THE PAST ONLY TELLING HIS OWN SERVANTS TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO TURN THE DOOR UPON HIM WHEN HE CALLED AND WHEN AN ACTOR CAME WITH A COMPLAINT THAT POLYMAN AS STAGE DIRECTOR HAD DISMISSED HIM WITHOUT WARNING FROM A COMPANY OF PLAYERS HE ONLY ASKED WHAT TIME IT WAS WHEN HE WAS SO ABRUPTLY TURNED AWAY
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn tˈʊk ðɪ ˈɪnsʌlt kwˈaɪətli ɪnˈʌf, ænd wɛn jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚwɚdz ðə sˈɑːfɪst kˈeɪm tə ɹˈoʊm tə ʃˈoʊ ˈɔf hɪz pˈaʊɚz ʌv ˈɛləkwəns, ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛlkʌmd hˌɪm tə kˈɔːɹt wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ʃˈoʊ ʌv ɹˈæŋkɚɹ æt ðə pˈæst, ˈoʊnli tˈɛlɪŋ hɪz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn. ˈæntənˌɪnəs "pˈaɪəs, sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈoʊn sˈɜːvənts təbi kˈɛɹfəl nˌɑːt tə tˈɜːn ðə dˈɔːɹ əpˌɑːn hˌɪm wɛn hiː kˈɔːld. ænd wɛn ɐn ˈæktɚ kˈeɪm wɪð ɐ kˈɑːm plˈeɪnt ðæt pˈoʊlmən, æz stˈeɪdʒ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, hæd dɪsmˈɪst hˌɪm wɪðˌaʊt wˈɔːɹnɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ kˈʌmpəni ʌv plˈeɪɚz, hiː ˈoʊnli ˈæskt wʌt tˈaɪm ɪt wʌz wɛn hiː wʌz sˌoʊ ɐbɹˈʌptli tˈɜːnd ɐwˈeɪ.