A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later... 13 KB (1,434 words) - 04:18, 1 April 2024 |
heraldry. Wreaths of leaves from laurel, olive, oak, myrtle, and celery were particularly symbolically significant, with the laurel wreath the victor's... 20 KB (2,043 words) - 12:21, 7 March 2024 |
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (French: Les Lauriers de César, "Caesar's Laurels") is the eighteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny... 12 KB (1,516 words) - 04:08, 29 December 2023 |
Laurus nobilis (redirect from Bay laurel) directly into a laurel tree. Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. A wreath of bay laurels was... 24 KB (2,550 words) - 19:29, 19 April 2024 |
a god or distinguished mortal. Wreaths were also part of clothing in Ancient Rome. Laurel wreaths from the bay laurel tree Laurus nobilis were worn by... 8 KB (865 words) - 15:25, 20 April 2024 |
II (Company Sergeant Major). The rank insignia was an Oak Leaf in a Laurel Wreath. It came in bronze-metal on a red enamel backing for the Army, gold-metal... 33 KB (2,249 words) - 22:50, 25 April 2024 |
Daphne (section Laurel varieties) which were held every four years in Delphi in honour of Apollo, a wreath of laurel gathered from the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly was given as a prize. Hence... 23 KB (2,284 words) - 21:06, 29 April 2024 |
ideals and values of the Ancient Olympic Games. The trophy features a laurel wreath and the Olympic rings which are made out of Fairmined Gold and the base... 3 KB (206 words) - 08:24, 8 April 2023 |