text_original: Avidius Cassius had won distinction in the Parthian campaigns, and to his skill and energy the successes of the war were largely due, while the general in chief was lounging at ease in the haunts of Syrian luxury.
text_transcription: AWHITIAS CASSIUS HAD ONE DISTINCTION IN THE PARTHIAN CAMPAIGNS AND TO HIS SKILL AND ENERGY THE SUCCESSES OF WAR WERE LARGELY DUE WHILE THE GENERAL IN CHIEF WAS LOUNGING AT EASE IN THE HAUNTS OF SYRIAN LUXURY
phonemes: ævˈɪdɪəs kˈæsɪəs hæd wˈʌn dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ɪnðə pˈɑːɹθiən kæmpˈeɪnz, ænd tə hɪz skˈɪl ænd ˈɛnɚdʒi ðə səksˈɛsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ wɜː lˈɑːɹdʒli dˈuː, wˌaɪl ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪn tʃˈiːf wʌz lˈaʊndʒɪŋ æɾ ˈiːz ɪnðə hˈɔːnts ʌv sˈɪɹiən lˈʌkʃɚɹi.