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grassy crown of the siege

grassy crown

also: gramineam coronam obsidialem

The corona obsidionalis, woven of grass from the relieved ground, Rome's rarest decoration, given by an army to the man who delivered it—here twice laid on Decius.

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The History of Rome, Book 7 history · 1 mention

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