The biographies written in ancient times are often speculative and historians only agree on a few salient points.
ðə baɪˈɑːɡɹəfiz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt tˈaɪmz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv ænd hɪstˈoːɹiənz ˈoʊnli ɐɡɹˈiː ˌɔn ɐ fjˈuː sˈeɪliənt pˈɔɪnts.