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Civic Crown - Corvus - 09-18-2021
Considering the fact that the Civic crown was made out of oak leaves, how did the person show afterwards that he was awarded this honor?
I mean being made of organic material, it would fall apart at some point and I doubt a new oak leave crown would be made...
RE: Civic Crown - Hanny - 09-18-2021
(09-18-2021, 03:52 PM)RCorvus Wrote: Considering the fact that the Civic crown was made out of oak leaves, how did the person show afterwards that he was awarded this honor?
I mean being made of organic material, it would fall apart at some point and I doubt a new oak leave crown would be made...
Holders were also later given a golden crown of the same to show they held the award.
RE: Civic Crown - Corvus - 09-18-2021
(09-18-2021, 04:10 PM)Hanny Wrote:(09-18-2021, 03:52 PM)RCorvus Wrote: Considering the fact that the Civic crown was made out of oak leaves, how did the person show afterwards that he was awarded this honor?
I mean being made of organic material, it would fall apart at some point and I doubt a new oak leave crown would be made...
Holders were also later given a golden crown of the same to show they held the award.
Basically a golden oak leave crown?
Are there any sources that describing that?
Would be interesting to see a reconstruction of it.
RE: Civic Crown - Hanny - 09-18-2021
Try Lacius Curtis Corona, Roman wreaths and crowns, or Pliny natural History books 15 and 20, and a net search, forRoman wreaths and crowns also has some detail and images.