text_original: There in his turn he followed the example set him in high quarters, started from Trapezus (Trebizond) upon a journey of discovery round the coasts of the Black Sea, visited the seats of the old colonial enterprises of Miletus, studied with a careful eye the extent of trade and the facilities for intercourse in prosperous I'egions not yet ruined by ffie incursions of barbarian hordes.
text_transcription: THERE IN HIS TURN HE FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE SET HIM IN HIGH QUARTERS STARTED FROM TREPIS TREBIZOND UPON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY ROUND THE COASTS OF THE BLACK SEA VISITED THE SEATS OF THE OLD COLONIAL ENTERPRISES OF MELLITUS STUDIED WITH A CAREFUL EYE THE EXTENT OF TRADE AND THE FACILITIES FOR INTERCOURSE IN PROSPEROUS REGIONS NOT YET RUINED BY THE INCURSIONS OF BARBARIAN HORDES
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪn hɪz tˈɜːn hiː fˈɑːloʊd ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl sˈɛt hˌɪm ɪn hˈaɪ kwˈɔːɹɾɚz, stˈɑːɹɾᵻd fɹʌm tɹəpˈiːzəs (tɹˈɛbɪzˌɑːnd) əpˌɑːn ɐ dʒˈɜːni ʌv dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈoʊsts ʌvðə blˈæk sˈiː, vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə sˈiːts ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz ʌv mˈaɪltəs, stˈʌdid wɪð ɐ kˈɛɹfəl ˈaɪ ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌv tɹˈeɪd ænd ðə fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz fɔːɹ ˌɪntɚkˈɔːɹs ɪn pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs aɪˈiːdʒənz nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɹˈuːɪnd baɪ ˈɛffˈaɪ ɪŋkˈɜːʃənz ʌv bɑːɹbˈɛɹiən hˈɔːɹdz.