text_original: There was one rival only of historic name, the Parthian empire of the east, and with that it was not hard to pick a quarrel. Its sovereign Chosroes had lately claimed to treat Armenia as a dependent fief, and had set a nephew of his own upon the throne, though the Romans had long looked upon it as a vassal kingdom, and Nero as a suzerain had set the crown upon its princess head.
text_transcription: THERE WAS ONE RIVAL ONLY OF HISTORIC NAME THE PARTHIAN EMPIRE OF THE EAST AND WITH THAT IT WAS NOT HARD TO PICK A QUARREL IN EIGHTY ONE THIRTEEN ITS SOVEREIGN CHOS ROSE HAD LATELY CLAIMED TO TREAT ARMENIA AS A DEPENDENT THIEF AND HAD SET A NEPHEW OF HIS OWN UPON THE THRONE THOUGH THE ROMANS HAD LONG LOOKED UPON IT AS A VASSAL KINGDOM AND NERO AS A SUZERAIN HAD SET THE CROWN UPON ITS PRINCE'S HEAD
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈʌn ɹˈaɪvəl ˈoʊnli ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪk nˈeɪm, ðə pˈɑːɹθiən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst, ænd wɪð ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt hˈɑːɹd tə pˈɪk ɐ kwˈɔːɹəl. ɪts sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn tʃˈɑːsɹoʊz hæd lˈeɪtli klˈeɪmd tə tɹˈiːt ɑːɹmˈiːniə æz ɐ dᵻpˈɛndənt fˈiːf, ænd hæd sˈɛt ɐ nˈɛfjuː ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn əpˌɑːn ðə θɹˈoʊn, ðˌoʊ ðə ɹˈoʊmənz hæd lˈɔŋ lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn ɪɾ æz ɐ vˈæsəl kˈɪŋdəm, ænd nˈiəɹoʊ æz ɐ sˈuːzɚɹˌeɪn hæd sˈɛt ðə kɹˈaʊn əpˌɑːn ɪts pɹˈɪnsɛs hˈɛd.