text_original: N ot content with sweeping all before them in Assyria, they pushed onward yet to Susa, the old residence of Persian monarchs. The daughter of the Parthian king became a captive ; his throne of beaten gold was sent as a trophy to the Roman Senate, which heard the exciting tidings that one after another the great cities of historic fame had passed under the Emperor's sway, who was following in the steps of Alex  ander and pining for more worlds to conquer.
text_transcription: NOT CONTENT WITH SWEEPING ALL BEFORE THEM AND ASSYRIA THEY PUSHED ONWARD YET TO SUSA THE OLD RESIDENCE OF PERSIAN MONARCHS THE DAUGHTER OF THE PARTHIAN KING BECAME A CAPTIVE HIS THRONE OF BEATEN GOLD WAS SENT AS A TROPHY TO THE ROMAN SENATE WHICH HEARD THE EXCITING TIDINGS THAT ONE AFTER ANOTHER THE GREAT CITIES OF HISTORIC FAME HAD PASSED UNDER THE EMPEROR'S SWAY WHO WAS FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF ALEXANDER AND PINING FOR MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER
phonemes: ˈɛn ˈɑːt kˈɑːntɛnt wɪð swˈiːpɪŋ ˈɔːl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm ɪn ɐsˈɪɹiə, ðeɪ pˈʊʃt ˈɑːnwɚd jˈɛt tə sˈuːzə, ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈɛzᵻdəns ʌv pˈɜːʒən mˈɑːnɚkz. ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɑːɹθiən kˈɪŋ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈæptɪv ; hɪz θɹˈoʊn ʌv bˈiːʔn̩ ɡˈoʊld wʌz sˈɛnt æz ɐ tɹˈoʊfi tə ðə ɹˈoʊmən sˈɛnət, wˌɪtʃ hˈɜːd ðɪ ɛksˈaɪɾɪŋ tˈaɪdɪŋz ðˈætwˌʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪk fˈeɪm hæd pˈæst ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz swˈeɪ, hˌuː wʌz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɪnðə stˈɛps ʌv ˈælɪks ˈændɚ ænd pˈaɪnɪŋ fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ wˈɜːldz tə kˈɑːŋkɚ.