Libertas Roman The personification of liberty, considered by some a goddess who protected the freedom and liberty of Roman citizens, even from despots and dictators, and who granted liberty to freed slaves.
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Libertas Roman The personification of liberty, considered by some a goddess who protected the freedom and liberty of Roman citizens, even from despots and dictators, and who granted liberty to freed slaves. A temple in honor of Libertas, built in the third century b.c., stood on the Aventine Hill. Her profile, with the goddess wearing a cap that signified this freedom, was commonly featured on Roman coins during the Roman Empire to commemorate conquests by the Roman army and by the Roman emperors.
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