Your post prompted me to do a little research.

I never knew this:

Wreaths were worn as crowns by Etruscan rulers. The Etruscan symbolism continued to be used in Ancient Greece and Rome. Roman magistrates also wore golden wreaths as crowns, as a symbolic testament to their lineage back to Rome's early Etruscan rulers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath

Cool. Very cool.

In lak'ech, JaiChai