ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə bᵻlˈiːv ðætðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt dˈɪstɹɪkt æz dˈɔːɹɪs pɹˈɑːpɚ kˈɑːŋkɚd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv pˈɛləpˌɑːnɛsəs; ænd ðə kˈɑːmən tˈeɪl ðætðə dˈoːɹiənz kɹˈɔst ˌoʊvɚ fɹʌm nˈɔːpæktəs tə ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst ɪz ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə lˈɛdʒənd ʌv ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ʃˈoːɹ ʌvðə ɡˈʌlf.
It is impossible to believe that the inhabitants of such an insignificant district as Doris Proper conquered the greater part of Peloponnesus; and the common tale that the Dorians crossed over from Naupactus to the conquest is in accordance with the legend of their being the inhabitants of the northern shore of the gulf.