hˌædʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi hɐz ɪt ðæt ɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv hɪz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ dʒˈuːliən, ˌɔːɹɪbˈeɪsɪəs vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə dˈɛlfɪk ˈɔːɹəkəl, nˈaʊ ɪn ɐ ɹˈæðɚ dˈɛsələt stˈeɪt, ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ hɪz ˈɛmpɚɹɚz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə ðə tˈɛmpəl ænd, ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈæst pɹˈɑːfəsiz baɪ ðə dˈɛlfɪk pˈaɪθiə:
Hagiography has it that in 362, on behalf of his emperor Julian, Oribasius visited the Delphic oracle, now in a rather desolate state, offering his emperor's services to the temple and, in return, receiving one of the last prophecies by the Delphic Pythia: