ðˈɛn, ɪn mˈeɪ, ðə ɹˈoʊmənz ɐmˈæst ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv fˈoːɹɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd bᵻsˈiːdʒd tˈʌskjʊləm, wˌɛɹ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˌɪst kˈaʊnt ɹˈeɪnoʊ kˈɔːld ɪnðə fˈoːɹsᵻz ʌv ɹˈeɪnəld ʌv dˈæsəl, ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ʌv kəlˈoʊn ænd ˌɑːɹtʃtʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌv ˈɪɾəli.
Then, in May, the Romans amassed a large army of 40,000 and besieged Tusculum, where the imperialist Count Raino called in the forces of Rainald of Dassel, the archbishop of Cologne and archchancellor of Italy.