fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, wˈʌn ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ sˌʌm kɹˌɛdɪbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪz ðæt ˈɔːl ðə lˈaɪvz wɜː "kəmpˈaɪld fɹʌmðɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiən pˈiəɹɪəd ˈɑːnwɚd bˌʌt sˈʌmtaɪmz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ stˈoːɹiz fɹʌmðə klˈæsɪkəl ˈeɪdʒ" .
For example, one reason for some credibility is that all the Lives were "compiled from the Alexandrian period onward but sometimes incorporating stories from the classical age" .