Fasces
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| − | The Roman | + | The Roman ''fasces'' consisted of a bundle of white birch rods, tied together with a red leather ribbon into a cylinder, and including a bronze axe amongst the rods, with the blade on the side. |
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 23 May 2008
Fasces, from the Latin word fascis (bundle), symbolize imperium of a Roman magistrate. The Roman fasces consisted of a bundle of white birch rods, tied together with a red leather ribbon into a cylinder, and including a bronze axe amongst the rods, with the blade on the side.
