Events from 205 BC

Sibylline Books consulted about Hannibal - prophecy says bring Magna Mater from Phrygia, black stone of Cybele brought to Rome

Rome consults Sibylline Books about Hannibal - prophecy states 'foreign enemy can be defeated if Mother of Mount Ida brought from Pessinus to Rome'

Roman embassy to King Attalus - five senior senators sail to Pergamon, king grants sacred black stone of Cybele after earthquake shakes temple as sign