ðɪs wˈɜːk pɹɪzˈɜːvz ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɛksˈɜːpts fɹʌm ˈoʊldɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz hˌuːz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz hæv ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz bˌɪn lˈɔst, ænd hɐz ðˈʌs bˌɪn vˈæljuːəbəl tə mˈɑːdɚn skˈɑːlɚz.
This work preserves a number of excerpts from older writers whose writings have otherwise been lost, and has thus been valuable to modern scholars.