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  2. Laurel wreath - Wikipedia

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    Whereas ancient laurel wreaths are most often depicted as a horseshoe shape, modern versions are usually complete rings. [citation needed] In common modern idiomatic usage, a laurel wreath or "crown" refers to a victory. The expression "resting on one's laurels" refers to someone relying entirely on long-past successes for continued fame or ...

  3. Wreaths and crowns in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    The laurel wreaths of a triumphator were often worn by imperial portraits, as were radiate crowns. [21] According to Pliny the Elder, the Arval Brethren, an ancient Roman priesthood, were accustomed to wear a wreath of grain sheaves. [22] Crowns and wreaths were associated by early Christians with Roman paganism and Hellenistic religion. [21]

  4. Civic Crown - Wikipedia

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    The Civic Crown (Latin: corona civica) was a military decoration during the Roman Republic and the subsequent Roman Empire, given to Romans who saved the lives of fellow citizens. It was regarded as the second highest decoration to which a citizen could aspire (the Grass Crown being held in higher regard).

  5. Is Denzel Washington's “Gladiator II” Villain Based on a Real ...

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    Note: Gladiator II spoilers follow. “There was a guy called Macrinus, who was a Roman Emperor who ruled right after Caracalla,” confirms Bartsch of the character played in the movie by Denzel ...

  6. Roman triumph - Wikipedia

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    His Spanish and Syracusan allies led the way wearing golden wreaths; they were granted Roman citizenship and lands in Sicily. [35] In 71 BCE, Crassus earned an ovation for quashing the Spartacus revolt, and increased his honours by wearing a crown of Jupiter's "triumphal" laurel. [36] Ovations are listed along with triumphs on the Fasti ...

  7. The untold story of the gladiator and one of Britain's most ...

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    New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia.. The artefact ...

  8. Roman military decorations and punishments - Wikipedia

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    Civic crown – (Latin: corona civica), was a chaplet of common oak leaves woven to form a crown. During the Roman Republic, and the subsequent Principate, it was regarded as the second highest military decoration a citizen could aspire to (the Grass Crown being held in higher regard) and was rewarded for saving the lives of fellow Roman ...

  9. Golden leaf cut from Napoleon's crown fetches $730,000

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    The crown, inspired by the laurel wreath worn by Roman emperor Julius Caesar, contained more than fifty leaves and was melted down in 1819. "This small leaf represents the grandeur of the story of ...