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11-18-2009, 10:47 AM

IIRC Pliny mentions the (very few) recipients of the naval crown, true. They do turn up more in epigraphy later on, but seem to have become - because of its rarity - a prestigious award for consulares that has absolutely bupkiss to do with actual naval warfare.

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Mural Crown - by Jona Lendering - 11-17-2009, 10:31 PM

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