fˈɛstəs sˈɛd ðæt ðeɪ dɹˈɛst hˌɪm ɪn ɐ pɹˈiːɾɛkstə, ænd hˈʌŋ ɐ bˈʊl ɚɹˈaʊnd hɪz nˈɛk, nˌɑːt ɪnðə mˈænɚɹ əvə tʃˈaɪld, bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz ðɪs wʌz ɐn ˈɔːɹnəmənt ʌvðə kˈɪŋz ʌv ɪtɹˈʊɹɹiə.
Festus said that they dressed him in a praetexta, and hung a bull around his neck, not in the manner of a child, but because this was an ornament of the kings of Etruria.