Acorolla is an ancientheaddress in the form of a smallcirclet orcrown.[1] Usually it hasceremonial significance and representsvictory orauthority.
The termcorolla and/orcorollæ appears in a chapter title inPliny the Elder'sNaturalis Historia: "Who invented the art of making garlands: When they first received the name of 'corollæ,' and for what reason."[2]
In ancient times,chaplets made from branches and twigs of trees were worn by victors in sacred contests: According to Pliny,P. Claudius Pulcher[3] introduced winter chaplets for the time at which flowers and plant matter are not available, made of thinlaminæ of horn stained various colors.[2]
These winter chaplets were known there as "corollæ" (the diminutive ofcorona, a crown), a name Pliny says was given them to express the "remarkable delicacy of their texture".
Later, these head dresses were made of thin plates ofcopper,gilt orsilvered, and were called "corollaria",[2] as introduced byCrassus Dives as a way to confer a greater honor when receiving them.[3]
