Note 87 — Chapter IV · THE AGE OF ATHLETIC FESTIVALS, SIXTH CENTURY B.C.

The palm branch as a symbol of victory does not occur till the close of the fifth century. Mr. F. B. Tarbell traces its origin to Delos, and derives its popularity from the restoration of the Delian festival by Athens in 426 B.C. “The Palm of Victory” in Classical Philology, vol. iii. pp. 264 ff.