sˌʌm hæv θˈɔːt lˈɪliːəm lɪlˈiə tə hɐvbɪn ɐ dˈoːɹɪk tˈaʊn ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə pˈɜːʒən ɪnvˈeɪʒən, sˈɪns ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt mˈɛnʃənd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fˈoʊʃiən tˈaʊnz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ zˈɜːksᵻz; haʊˈɛvɚ, mˈɑːdɚn skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp bˈeɪst ˌɔn nˌuːmɪsmˈæɾɪk ænd ˌɛpɪɡɹˈæfɪk ˈɛvɪdəns kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkts ðæt vjˈuː.
Some have thought Lilaeum (Lilaea) to have been a Doric town in the time of the Persian invasion, since it is not mentioned among the Phocian towns destroyed by Xerxes; however, modern scholarship based on numismatic and epigraphic evidence contradicts that view.