text: what is the name of the leafy crown roman senators and caesar(s) wore? it is also seen around countless crests or emblems like the picture at (http://www.sjs-sewickley.com/files/clip%20art/sjshield.jpg). it is a laurel wreath.  laurel wreath as a mark of honor, fame, glory, distinction or victory.  in latin it is the laureates, from laurea, the laurel tree, from laurus, the bay tree, laurel  originally was a greek thing and was the prize as the winner of the olympics.