(Rom. Antiq.)

a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.

See also: Civic

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Mike Storey, said: "The Town Hall is the jewel in our civic crown and is steeped in history, with many grand and ornate features.

Liverpool town hall's chandeliers sparkle again after major clean-up

The primary impetus for the change may be attributed to the pioneering work of Annabel Patterson, whose Marvell and the Civic Crown (1978) dismantled the lyric/politics dichotomy and demonstrated what a more holistic reading of Marvell's life and writings would look like.

Introduction: the social character of Andrew Marvell's imagination

and at the storming of Mytilene [80 b.c.] Thermus awarded him the civic crown." Made of oak leaves, the civic crown was the highest military honor of the Roman state, awarded to those who saved the life of a fellow soldier in battle.

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Civic crown