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Show Liberty Cap In early Roman times, only freemen were permitted to wear caps. When a slave was manumitted, a small cap. usually of red felt was placed on his bead, and his name was registered In th city tribes Several Roman commanders com-manders hoisted such caps on spears to Indicate that all slaves who Joined them should be free: snd when Caesar was murdered, the conspirators marched forth In s body, with a cap elevated on a spear, in token of liberty. lib-erty. In the- French revolution, the liberty lib-erty cap was adopted by the revolu-tfonlsts revolu-tfonlsts ss a badge of their freedom. |