A dictionary of Greek and Roman . II. Corona Civica, the second in honour andimportance (Plin. H. N. xvi. 3), was presented tothe soldier who had preserved the life of a Romancitizen in battle (Aul. Gell. v. 6), and thereforeaccompanied with the inscription Ob eivem servatum(Senec. Clem. i. 26). It was originally made ofthe ilex, afterwards of the aesculus, and finally ofthe quercus (Plin. H. N. xvi. 5), three^ differentsorts of oak, the reason for which choice is ex-plained by Plutarch (Quaest. Rom. p. 151, ). It is represented in the next As the possession of
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . II. Corona Civica, the second in honour andimportance (Plin. H. N. xvi. 3), was presented tothe soldier who had preserved the life of a Romancitizen in battle (Aul. Gell. v. 6), and thereforeaccompanied with the inscription Ob eivem servatum(Senec. Clem. i. 26). It was originally made ofthe ilex, afterwards of the aesculus, and finally ofthe quercus (Plin. H. N. xvi. 5), three^ differentsorts of oak, the reason for which choice is ex-plained by Plutarch (Quaest. Rom. p. 151, ). It is represented in the next As the possession of this crown was so high anhonour, its attainment was restricted by verysevere regulations (Plin. xvi. 5), so thatthe following combinations must hare been satis-fied before a claim was allowed : — To have pre-served the life of a Roman citizen in battle, slainhis opponent, and maintained the ground on whichthe action took place. The testimony of a thirdparty was not admissible ; the person rescuedmust himself proclaim the fact, which increasedthe difficulty of attainment, as the Roman soldierwas commonly unwilling to acknowledge his obli-gation to the prowess of a comrade, and to show 360 CORONA,liim that deference which he would be compelledto pay to his preserver if the claim were established.(Cic. Pro Plane. 30.) Originally, therefore, thecorona civica was presented by the rescued soldier(Aul. Gell. v. 6 ; Polyb. vi. 37), after the claimhad been thoroughly investigated by the tribunewho compelled a reluctant party to come forwardand give his evidence (Pol
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