text_original: The winter months were spent by him with royal pomp in the great towns of Syria, where the Eastern princes flocked to do him honour, and alarming rumours spread at Rome of the sovereign airs which he put on, of the ominous influence of Berenice, of his unbounded popu  larity with the army of the East. Men began to fear that he would not be content to wait and share the Empire, but would rend it asunder in a parricidal war.
text_transcription: THE WINTER MONTHS WERE SPENT BY HIM WITH ROYAL POMP IN THE GREAT TOWNS OF SYRIA WHERE THE EASTERN PRINCES FLOCKED TO DO HIM HONOR AND ALARMING RUMORS SPREAD AT ROME OF THE SOVEREIGN AIRS WHICH HE PUT ON OF THE OMINOUS INFLUENCE OF BARONICE OF HIS UNBOUNDED POPULARITY WITH THE ARMY OF THE EAST MEN BEGAN TO FEAR THAT HE WOULD NOT BE CONTENT TO WAIT AND SHARE THE EMPIRE BUT WOULD REND IT ASUNDER IN A PARRICIDAL WAR
phonemes: ðə wˈɪntɚ mˈʌnθs wɜː spˈɛnt baɪ hˌɪm wɪð ɹˈɔɪəl pˈɑːmp ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz ʌv sˈɪɹiə, wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn pɹˈɪnsᵻz flˈɑːkt tə dˈuː hˌɪm ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ ɹˈuːmɚz spɹˈɛd æt ɹˈoʊm ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ˈɛɹz wˌɪtʃ hiː pˌʊt ˈɔn, ʌvðɪ ˈɑːmɪnəs ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv bˈɛɹɛnɪs, ʌv hɪz ʌnbˈaʊndᵻd pˈɑːpuː lˈɑːɹɹᵻɾi wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðɪ ˈiːst. mˈɛn bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɪɹ ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt biː kəntˈɛnt tə wˈeɪt ænd ʃˈɛɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, bˌʌt wʊd ɹˈɛnd ɪɾ ɐsˈʌndɚɹ ɪn ɐ pˌæɹɪsˈaɪdəl wˈɔːɹ.