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What's a laureate? A classicist explains the word's roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of laurel leaves

By Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
Just in time for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, here’s how the symbolism of a plant associated with the god Apollo lives on in modern-day laureates.The Conversation


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