Origins of the papal tiara Origins of the papal tiara The origins of the Papal Tiara remain somewhat nebulous and clouded in mystery. The word "tiara" itself occurs in the classical annals to denote a Persian headdress, particularly that of the "great king." A "camelaucum" which was similar in shape to papal tiaras, was part of court dress in Byzantium. Given that other rituals associated with the Papal Coronation, notably the use of the sedia gestatoria, were copied from Byzantine and eastern imperial ceremonial, it is likely that the tiara is also of Byzantine origin. A form of papal crown is first mentioned in the
Ekaterina Sedia list. In addition, Sedia was the editor for Jigsaw Nation and the World Fantasy Award-winning "". In addition to writing, she teaches ecology and evolution courses as a professor at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. Ekaterina Sedia was born on July 9, 1970 in Moscow, Russia, as Ekaterina Holland. She grew up in Moscow and attended Moscow State University; at 21, she moved to Boston, where she worked as a research assistant at MIT's Department of Brain Cognitive Sciences. She later attended graduate school in New Jersey at Rutgers University, where she received a degree in plant ecology. Sedia