During this struggle, Sulla, rallying his troops against certain destruction near Nola, is hailed as 'imperator' on the field of battle and presented with the highest honour a Roman general can receive: the corona graminea, the eponymous 'Grass Crown'. This was only awarded a very few times during the Republic, and only ever to a general or commander who broke the blockade around a beleaguered Roman army or otherwise saved an entire legion or army from annihilation.
During this conflict, Sulla, rallying his troops against imminent destruction near Nola, is hailed as 'imperator' on the battlefield and presented with the highest honor a Roman general can receive: the corona graminea, the eponymous 'Grass Crown'. This was only awarded to a very few individuals during the Republic, and only ever to a general or commander who broke the blockade around a besieged Roman army or otherwise saved an entire legion or army from annihilation.