ðə sˈaɪləns ʌv hˈoʊmɚɹ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðætðə dˈoːɹiən kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌv pˈɛləpˌɑːnɛsəs mˈʌstɐv tˈeɪkən plˈeɪs sˈʌbsᵻkwənt tə ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə pˈoʊɪt, ænd kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli mˈʌst biː ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ mˈʌtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪt ðɐn ðə wˈʌn jˈuːʒuːəli ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tʊ ɪt.
The silence of Homer indicates that the Dorian conquest of Peloponnesus must have taken place subsequent to the time of the poet, and consequently must be assigned to a much later date than the one usually attributed to it.