Catching all the oddities, the whimsies, the absurdities, and the littlenesses of conscious greatness by the way.
Backward, turn backward,
O time, in your flight!
Onward, still onward,
Seeking knowledge and light.
Perhaps the most ancient head-dress that we find mentioned in history is the tiara. Strabo informs us that it was in the form of a tower.
It is often seen carved upon ancient medals, and Servius calls it a Phrygian cap. The kings and heroes of Homer and Virgil wore this head-dress:—
This royal robe and this tiara wore
Old Priam.