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To: TheSlowLane who wrote (28214)	12/21/2006 2:38:03 PM
From: loantech	Respond to of 78412

Actually you may want to keep that.<g> If I remember correctly a thorn crown could be given to a triumphant General in Roman days and may have been considered of greater value than a gold one. I know this to be the case for what they called a "grass crown". Let me google and I will report back in oh' Legion Leader! A good book 1st: amazon.co.uk EDIT: Grass Crown From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the Roman Republic and early Empire, the Grass Crown (or Blockade Crown; in Latin, corona obsidionalis or corona graminea) was the highest and rarest of all military decorations. It was presented only to a general or commander who broke the blockade of a beleaguered Roman army. In style, the crown was made from the plant materials taken from the exact battlefield. Such materials could include grasses, flowers, weeds, and various cereals, including wheat. The crown was presented to the general by the army he had saved. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix the Dictator is a famous recipient of the grass crown. EDIT II:If that crown is the actual relic of the crown of Jesus that was still floating around you may have sonmeting there. Other than that a laurel wreath crown is also good: A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae), an aromatic deciduous evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head. In ancient Greece wreaths were awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient Olympics, and in poetic meets; in Rome they were symbols of military victory, crowning a successful commander during his triumph