In ancient Rome, it was common for generals, emperors and poets to be adorned with laurel wreaths on their heads. Moving forward a bit and the wearing of a laurel wreath by new college graduates ...

ATHENS, Greece — A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, ... Ancient golden wreath uncovered in Greece dig . Aug 30, 2008 Aug 30, ...

Ancient Greeks would suspend violent conflicts to hold their annual competitions. This tradition may be the reason the Romans used the Laurus delphica – the laurel tree native to the sacred site of ...

Ancient Greeks would suspend violent conflicts to hold their annual competitions. ... They adorned announcements of victory called litterae laureatae (“laureate letters”) with wreaths of laurel.