The Civic Crown (Latin: corona civica) was a chaplet of common oakleaves woven to form a crown. During the Roman Republic, and the subsequent Principate, it was regarded as the second highest military decoration a soldier could aspire to. It was reserved for men who saved the lives of fellow soldiers, and held the ground upon which he did this for the remainder of the engagement. Under Sulla's reactionary constitution, any recipient of the Civic Crown was entitled entry into the Senate. Furthermore, the recipient was required by law to wear his crown at every public gathering, and was applauded even by men much senior to himself. It later became a prerogative for Roman Emperors to be awarded the Civic Crown. Famous recipients include Caesar the Dictator and Caesar Augustus. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Oakland International Airport is located in Oakland, California and serves the San Francisco Bay Area metro region. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A crown is a symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a god, for whom the crown is traditionally one of the symbols of power and legitimacy (See Regalia for a broader treatment). ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX) ¹ (ca. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ... Bust of Augustus Caesar Imperator Caesar Augustus (Latin: IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•AVGVSTVS)¹ (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), known earlier in his life as Gaius Octavius. ...
The charter also prescribed the procedures for electing the principal civic officers: the mayor was to be chosen by the aldermen and sheriffs from two aldermen named by the freemen; one of the two sheriffs, the king's was to be nominated by the aldermen, while the other, the city's, was elected by the whole Assembly.
Civic office was held by members of established county families such as the Alderseys, Balls, Davenports, Duttons, Smiths, and Staffordshire Sneyds.
Civic officers and servants were also paid a fixed percentage of local tolls and customs, and some, such as the serjeants-at-mace and the yeoman of the Pentice, received some victuals in addition to their livery.
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