Eadem bonos cives corona decorandi primo consuetudinem introduxit, duobus oleae conexis ramulis clarum Periclis cingendo caput, probabile institutum, si<ve> rem sive personam intueri velis: nam et virtutis uberrimum alimentum est honos et Pericles dignus a quo talis muneris dandi potestatis potissimum initium caperetur.
The same first introduced the custom of decorating good citizens with a crown, encircling the illustrious head of Pericles with two intertwined olive branches, a commendable institution whether one looks to the fact or the person. For the richest nourishment of virtue is honour, and Pericles deserved to be the one from whom the power of bestowing such a gift should make a start.
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