ðə mˈaʊntɪnz ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv ˈaɪæsəs fˈɜːnɪʃt ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl kˈaɪnd ʌv mˈɑːɹbəl, əvə blˈʌdɹˈɛd ænd lˈɪvɪd wˈaɪt kˈʌlɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz jˈuːzd baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts fɔːɹ ˌɔːɹnəmˈɛntəl pˈɜːpəsᵻz.
The mountains in the neighbourhood of Iasus furnished a beautiful kind of marble, of a blood-red and livid white colour, which was used by the ancients for ornamental purposes.