text_original: Even Armenia was left in seeming independence, and the captured standards of Crassus were recovered from the Parthians not by force but by diplomacy. Towards the south attempts were made to march into ^Ethiopia and Arabia Felix, but heat and drought alone were enough to baffle the intruders.
text_transcription: EVEN ARMENIA WAS LEFT IN SEEMING INDEPENDENCE AND THE CAPTURED STANDARDS OF CRASSES WERE RECOVERED FROM THE PARTHIANS NOT BY FORCE BUT BY DIPLOMACY TOWARD THE SOUTH ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO MARCH INTO ETHIOPIA AND ARABIA FELIX BUT HEAT AND DROUGHT ALONE WERE ENOUGH TO BAFFLE THE INTRUDERS
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɑːɹmˈiːniə wʌz lˈɛft ɪn sˈiːmɪŋ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, ænd ðə kˈæptʃɚd stˈændɚdz ʌv kɹˈæsəs wɜː ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd fɹʌmðə pˈɑːɹθiənz nˌɑːt baɪ fˈɔːɹs bˌʌt baɪ dɪplˈoʊməsi. təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈaʊθ ɐtˈɛmpts wɜː mˌeɪd tə mˈɑːɹtʃ ˌɪntʊ ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiə ænd ɚɹˈeɪbiə fˈiːlɪks, bˌʌt hˈiːt ænd dɹˈaʊt ɐlˈoʊn wɜːɹ ɪnˈʌf tə bˈæfəl ðɪ ɪntɹˈuːdɚz.