Civil crown

The civil crown or civic crown was the distinction that was awarded in ancient Rome to the founders of cities or to the soldier who saved the life of another or other soldiers. In the battle. It consisted of a fence of oak branches with their leaves and acorns. In addition to this, it granted the possessor certain privileges, such as placing the crown on the door of his house. Within the hierarchy of military rewards, he occupied the second rank; the first was reserved for the grass crown.