bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
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Examples of fasces
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Fasces, likes many other symbols of the French Revolution, are Roman in origin.
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A shield is placed on a fasces with crossed laurel branch and an oak branch all or.
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The design of the mace is derived from an ancient battle weapon and the Roman fasces.
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The fess or bar, termed fasce in French heraldry, should not be confused with fasces.
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Bordering these inscriptions are pilasters ornamented with fasces, eagles, and wreaths.
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She holds a fasces in her right hand and an open book in the other.
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During the French Revolution the fasces image is seen in conjunction with many other symbols.
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As a gesture of respect and great honor, Pompey lowered his fasces before Posidonius's door.
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The Justice figure is holding the scales of justice, and leaning on fasces, a symbol of authority.
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- Bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
- Fasces (a plurale tantum, from the Latin word fascis, meaning "bundle") are a bundle of wooden sticks with an axe blade emerging from the center, which is an image that traditionally symbolizes summary power and jurisdiction, and/or "strength through unity". ...
- A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism
- Term referring to the motif on the reverse of Mercury dimes. The design consists of a bundle of rods banded (wrapped) around an ax with a protruding blade. The designation "full bands" refers to fasces on which there is complete separation in the central bands across the rods.
- (Latin) a bundle of rods in the middle of which is tied an axe; the fasces was an emblem of governmental power; lictors carried fasces in front of powerful people as a symbol of their authority.
- A ceremonial bundle of rods with an axe at its centre - a vestige of the period of the Monarchy - that symbolised the imperium of magistrates.
- The ax bound in a bundle of sticks that appears on the back of Mercury Head Dimes struck from 1916 to 1945.
