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Definition of Fasces
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Fasces
1. n. pl. A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
Definition of Fasces
1. Noun. 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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fasces
1. an ancient Roman symbol of power [n FASCES]
Medical Definition of Fasces
1. Origin: L, pl. Of fascis bundle; cf. Fascia a band, and Gr. A bundle], A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fasces
Literary usage of Fasces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1893)
"fasces with an axe in the city of Rome (Cic. de Rep. ii. ... This is expressed
by the phrase fasces pr,c- ferre; but if a magistrate of inferior rank met a ..."
2. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"fasces. The Latin name for a bundle of rods, tied together by a red strap, ...
The fasces were originally the emblem of the king's absolute authority over ..."
3. History of the Roman People by Charles Seignobos (1902)
"He was accompanied by twelve lictors, each of whom carried on the left shoulder
a bunch of rods (fasces) with an axe in the middle, ..."
4. A manual of Roman antiquities by Thomas Swinburne Carr (1836)
"except that the securis (representing the power of punishing capitally) was taken
from the fasces ; the lictors, too, were obliged to lower the fasces in ..."
5. Plutarch's Lives by Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne (1823)
"... but at last contented themselves with breaking their fasces, tearing off their
robes, and sending them away with every mark of disgrace. ..."
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