wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd fɹʌm kæmpˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˌænɐtˈoʊliə, ðə sˈɪɾi tʃˈiːf wʊd ɡɹˈiːt ðˌɛm hˈɪɹ ænd ɪɾ ɪz θˈɔːt ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ pˈælɪs fɚðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hˈɪɹ.
When the emperors returned from campaigning in Anatolia, the city chief would greet them here and it is thought that there was a palace for the emperor here.