bˌʌt ðeɪ dᵻnˈaɪ hˈɜːɾɪəsᵻz ˈɔːθɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə hˈoʊl wˈɜːk, stˈeɪɾɪŋ: "ðɪ ɐtɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌvðə bˈɛləm ˌælɪɡzˈændɹɪnəm tə hˈɜːɾɪəs ʃˌʊd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ sˈɪɹiəs ˈɑːpʃən".
But they deny Hirtius's authorship of the whole work, stating: "The attribution of the Bellum Alexandrinum to Hirtius should no longer be regarded as a serious option".