text_original: The heart of the Strabo's Empire was growing more feeble, though account of the extremities were sound. Strabo, who Greece. travelled in Greece early in this period, gives in his geography a melancholy list of ruined and deserted towns
text_transcription: THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE WAS GROWING MORE FEEBLE THOUGH THE EXTREMITIES WERE SOUND STRABO WHO TRAVELLED IN GREECE EARLY IN THIS PERIOD GIVES IN HIS GEOGRAPHY A MELANCHOLY LIST OF RUINED AND DESERTED TOWNS
phonemes: ðə hˈɑːɹt ʌvðə stɹˈɑːboʊz ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ mˈɔːɹ fˈiːbəl, ðˌoʊ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾiz wɜː sˈaʊnd. stɹˈɑːboʊ, hˌuː ɡɹˈiːs. tɹˈævəld ɪn ɡɹˈiːs ˈɜːli ɪn ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, ɡˈɪvz ɪn hɪz dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ɐ mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli lˈɪst ʌv ɹˈuːɪnd ænd dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd tˈaʊnz