Breaking The Walls
A gold walled or mural crown, called the ‘’corona muralis’’ was awarded to the first man who captured the wall of an enemy city. Livy reports that in 210 BC, at the capture of New Carthage, this honor was claimed by both a legionary and a marine. In order to avoid a near mutiny from the ferocity of the resulting dispute between legionaries and marines both men were eventually awarded a crown.
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