text_original: Thousands of the choicest works of art of Greece and Asia had been destroyed, but their place was taken by and fur  paintings and the statues brought from nishedwith every quarter of the empire. Nero sent trea^rcs of Special agents to ransack the cities for art  Greece. treasurcs, and many a town among the isles of Greece mourned in after days the visit that had des^ poiled it of some priceless treasure.
text_transcription: THOUSANDS OF THE CHOICEST WORKS OF ART OF GREECE AND ASIA HAD BEEN DESTROYED BUT THEIR PLACE WAS TAKEN BY THE PAINTINGS AND THE STATUES BROUGHT FROM EVERY QUARTER OF THE EMPIRE NERO SENT SPECIAL AGENTS TO RANSACK THE CITIES FOR ART TREASURES AND MANY A TOWN AMONG THE ISLES OF GREECE MOURNED IN AFTER DAYS THE VISIT THAT HAD DESPOILED IT OF SOME PRICELESS TREASURE
phonemes: θˈaʊzəndz ʌvðə tʃˈɔɪsɪst wˈɜːks ʌv ˈɑːɹt ʌv ɡɹˈiːs ænd ˈeɪʒə hɐdbɪn dᵻstɹˈɔɪd, bˌʌt ðɛɹ plˈeɪs wʌz tˈeɪkən baɪ ænd fˈɜː pˈeɪntɪŋz ænd ðə stˈætʃuːz bɹˈɔːt fɹʌm nˈɪʃɪdwˌɪθ ˈɛvɹi kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. nˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛnt tɹˈiə ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈɛs ʌv spˈɛʃəl ˈeɪdʒənts tə ɹˈænsæk ðə sˈɪɾiz fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹt ɡɹˈiːs. tɹˈɛʒɚks, ænd mˈɛni ɐ tˈaʊn ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈaɪəlz ʌv ɡɹˈiːs mˈɔːɹnd ɪn ˈæftɚ dˈeɪz ðə vˈɪzɪt ðæt hæd dˈɛs pˈɔɪld ɪɾ ʌv sˌʌm pɹˈaɪsləs tɹˈɛʒɚ.