tum merita aequantur donis, ac praemia virtus sanguine parta capit: phaleris hic pectora fulget; hic torque aurato circumdat bellica colla; ille nitet celsus muralis honore coronae.
Then good service gained its due reward, and valour received the prizes earned by wounds. On one mans breast glittered bossesa of metal; another warrior put a circlet of gold round his neck; and a third displayed with pride the decoration of a mural crown.
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