text_original: The great towns of Alexandria and Antioch, the thriving marts of Asia Minor, were separate centres of influence and commerce ; and Greece, meanwhile, spectral and decayed as were her ancient cities, resumed her intellectual sway over men^s minds, students of all lands flocked to her university of cul  ture, and the tongue which her poets, philosophers, and orators had spoken became henceforth without a rival the literary language of the world.
text_transcription: THE GREAT TOWNS OF ALEXANDRIA AND ANTIOCH THE THRIVING MARTS OF ASIA MINOR WERE SEPARATE CENTERS OF INFLUENCE AND COMMERCE AND GREECE MEANWHILE SPECTRAL AND DECAYED AS WERE HER ANCIENT CITIES RESUMED HER INTELLECTUAL SWAY OVER MEN'S MINDS STUDENTS OF ALL LANDS FLOCKED TO HER UNIVERSITY OF CULTURE IN THE TONGUE WHICH HER POETS PHILOSOPHERS AND ORATORS HAD SPOKEN BECAME HENCEFORTH WITHOUT ARRIVAL THE LITERARY LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə ænd ˈæntiːˌɑːk, ðə θɹˈaɪvɪŋ mˈɑːɹts ʌv ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ, wɜː sˈɛpɹət sˈɛntɚz ʌv ˈɪnfluːəns ænd kˈɑːmɜːs ; ænd ɡɹˈiːs, mˈiːnwaɪl, spˈɛktɹəl ænd dᵻkˈeɪd æz wɜː hɜːɹ ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪɾiz, ɹᵻzˈuːmd hɜːɹ ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl swˈeɪ ˌoʊvɚ mˈɛn ˈɛs mˈaɪndz, stˈuːdənts ʌv ˈɔːl lˈændz flˈɑːkt tə hɜː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈʌl tjˈʊɹ, ænd ðə tˈʌŋ wˌɪtʃ hɜː pˈoʊɪts, fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz, ænd ˈɔːɹəɾɚz hæd spˈoʊkən bɪkˌeɪm hˈɛnsfɔːɹθ wɪðˌaʊt ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl ðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə wˈɜːld.