text_original: Strabo, who Greece. travelled in Greece early in this period, gives in his geography a melancholy list of ruined and deserted towns, .^tolia and Acarnania were exhausted ; Doris has no trace of her ancient peoples. Thebes was a poor vil  lage cowering within the walls of the old citadel ; and save Tanagra and Thespiae in all Boeotia there were only pauperized hamlets. Messenia and Arcadia were deserts.
text_transcription: STRABO WHO TRAVELLED IN GREECE EARLY IN THIS PERIOD GIVES IN HIS GEOGRAPHY A MELANCHOLY LIST OF RUINED AND DESERTED TOWNS ITETOLIA AND ACARNANIA WERE EXHAUSTED DORIS HAS NO TRACE OF HER ANCIENT PEOPLES THEBES WAS A POOR VILLAGE COWERING WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE OLD CITADEL AND SAVE TENAGRA AND THESPIAE IN ALL BOEOTIA THERE WERE ONLY PAUPERIZED HAMLETS MISSENNIA AND ARCADIA WERE DESERTS
phonemes: stɹˈɑːboʊ, hˌuː ɡɹˈiːs. tɹˈævəld ɪn ɡɹˈiːs ˈɜːli ɪn ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, ɡˈɪvz ɪn hɪz dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ɐ mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli lˈɪst ʌv ɹˈuːɪnd ænd dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd tˈaʊnz, .tˈoʊliə ænd ɐkɑːɹnˈeɪniə wɜːɹ ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ; dˈɔːɹɪs hɐz nˈoʊ tɹˈeɪs ʌv hɜːɹ ˈeɪntʃənt pˈiːpəlz. θˈiːbz wʌzɐ pˈʊɹ vˈɪl lˈeɪdʒ kˈaʊɚɹɪŋ wɪðˌɪn ðə wˈɔːlz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld sˈɪɾədˌɛl ; ænd sˈeɪv tænˈæɡɹə ænd θˈɛspɪˌiː ɪn ˈɔːl bˈoʊoʊʃə ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈoʊnli pˈɔːpɚɹˌaɪzd hˈæmlɪts. mɛsˈiːniə ænd ɑːɹkˈeɪdiə wɜː dˈɛzɚts.