Now Viewing: phrygian_capTag type: General A soft conical cap with the top pulled forward, associated in antiquity with the inhabitants of Phrygia, a region of central Anatolia. In the western provinces of the Roman Empire it came to signify freedom and the pursuit of liberty, perhaps through a confusion with the pileus, the felt cap of manumitted (emancipated) slaves of ancient Rome. Accordingly, the Phrygian cap is sometimes called a liberty cap; in artistic representations it signifies freedom and the pursuit of liberty. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 10/22/13 1:21 AM by ildu33 This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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