æz ɐ sˈaɪn ʌv ɡˈiːɾəz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ ɔːɹ mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ænd dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn hiː ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd ˈɪʃuːd tʃˈɑːɹɾɚz dˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə dʒˈɔɪnt ɹˈeɪn ʌvðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ɐlˈɛksɪˌoʊz aɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ænd dʒˈɑːn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪnti tˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
As a sign of Gaeta's independence, between March or May 1113 and July 1114 he and Richard issued charters dated to the joint reign of the Byzantine emperors Alexios I (1081–1118) and John II (1092–1143).