text_original: Many a stronghold like Artaxata had fallen before the onset of thy conquering arms, but it was left for thy eloquence to storm, in the resolute persistence of thy brother to refuse the proffered honours, a fortress more impregnable.' Little is told us of what passed meantime during the A.D. 92 The Age of the A ntomnes. five years in Italy, where Marcus Aurelius ruled alone ; M. Aurelius scanty fragments of our knowledge meantime conie chiefly from monumental sources.
text_transcription: MANY A STRONGHOLD LIKE ARTIZATTA HAD FALLEN BEFORE THE ONSET OF THY CONQUERING ARMS BUT IT WAS LEFT FOR THY ELOQUENCE TO STORM IN THE RESOLUTE PERSISTENCE OF THY BROTHER TO REFUSE THE PROFFERED HONOURS A FORTRESS MORE IMPREGNABLE LITTLE IS TOLD US OF WHAT PASSED MEANTIME DURING THE FIVE YEARS IN ITALY WHERE MARCUS ARELI IS RULED ALONE AND THE SCANTY FRAGMENTS OF OUR KNOWLEDGE COME CHIEFLY FROM MONUMENTAL SOURCES
phonemes: mˈɛni ɐ stɹˈɔŋhoʊld lˈaɪk ˌɑːɹɾɐksˈɑːɾə hæd fˈɔːlən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɑːnsɛt ʌv ðˌaɪ kˈɑːŋkɚɹɪŋ ˈɑːɹmz, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz lˈɛft fɔːɹ ðˌaɪ ˈɛləkwəns tə stˈɔːɹm, ɪnðə ɹˈɛzəlˌuːt pɚsˈɪstəns ʌv ðˌaɪ bɹˈʌðɚ tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz ðə pɹˈɑːfɚd ˈɑːnɚz, ɐ fˈɔːɹtɹəs mˈɔːɹ ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl.lˈɪɾəl ɪz tˈoʊld ˌʌs ʌv wʌt pˈæst mˈiːntaɪm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈeɪ.dˈiː. nˈaɪnti tˈuː ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐ ˈɛntˈɑːmnɪz. fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ɪn ˈɪɾəli, wˌɛɹ mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs ɹˈuːld ɐlˈoʊn ; ˈɛm. ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs skˈænti fɹˈæɡmənts ʌv ˌaʊɚ nˈɑːlɪdʒ mˈiːntaɪm kənˈaɪ tʃˈiːfli fɹʌm mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl sˈɔːɹsᵻz.