How did Scipio Africanus the Younger earn the mural crown at Intercatia?

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Scipio Africanus the Younger earned the mural crown (corona muralis) at Intercatia by being the first soldier to mount the walls of the besieged enemy town. In ancient Rome, this prestigious award was bestowed upon the individual who was the first to scale the fortifications of a besieged location and successfully lodge a military standard there.12