fraternum laena nitebat demissa ex humeris donum, quam foederis arti Trinacrius Libyco rex inter munera pignus miserat, Aeoliis gestatum insigne tyrannis aurata puerum rapiebat ad aethera penna per nubes aquila, intexto librata volatu antrum ingens iuxta, quod acus simulavit in ostro, Cyclopum domus.
Down from his shoulders fell a splendid mantle, a gift from Hannibal. Sicilian tyrants had worn this garment in state, and the king of Syracused had given it with other presents to Hannibal as a pledge of their close alliance. Two scenes were embroidered upon it. An eagle with golden plumage and outspread wings was carrying Ganymede through the clouds to heaven.a And beside him was the likeness of a great cave where the Cyclopes dwelt, wrought by the needle on purple.
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