text_original: Armenia fell into the invaders' hands almost without a blow. The city in which the Roman general stood at bay was taken by storm ; a whole legion cut to pieces ; and Syria was laid open to the conquerors, who pressed on to ravage and to plunder.
text_transcription: ARMENIA FELL INTO THE INVADERS HANDS ALMOST WITHOUT A BLOW THE CITY IN WHICH THE ROMAN GENERALS STOOD AT BAY WAS TAKEN BY STORM A WHOLE LEGION CUT TOECES AND SYRIA WAS LAID OPEN TO THE CONQUERORS WHO PRESSED ON TO RAVAGE AND TO PLUNDER
phonemes: ɑːɹmˈiːniə fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz hˈændz ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪðˌaʊt ɐ blˈoʊ. ðə sˈɪɾi ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈoʊmən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈʊd æt bˈeɪ wʌz tˈeɪkən baɪ stˈɔːɹm ; ɐ hˈoʊl lˈiːdʒən kˈʌt tə pˈiːsᵻz ; ænd sˈɪɹiə wʌz lˈeɪd ˈoʊpən tə ðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚz, hˌuː pɹˈɛst ˌɔn tə ɹˈævɪdʒ ænd tə plˈʌndɚ.