text_original: Ctesiphon, with the winter palace of the Parthian king, fell into their hands, with the neighbouring Seleucia, that still retained the semblance of a shadowy republic, though a royal fortress towered above it.
text_transcription: TESTAPON WITH THE WINTER PALACE OF THE PARTHIAN KING FELL INTO THEIR HANDS WITH THE NEIGHBORING SELEUCIA THAT STILL RETAINED THE SEMBLANCE OF A SHADOWY REPUBLIC THOUGH A ROYAL FORTRESS TOWERED ABOVE IT
phonemes: sˈiːtˈɛsɪfən, wɪððə wˈɪntɚ pˈælɪs ʌvðə pˈɑːɹθiən kˈɪŋ, fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ hˈændz, wɪððə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ sɛlˈuːʃə, ðæt stˈɪl ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə sˈɛmbləns əvə ʃˈædoʊi ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, ðˌoʊ ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl fˈɔːɹtɹəs tˈaʊɚd əbˈʌv ɪt.