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Fasces

Scope note

Use for symbols of office consisting of a bundle of rods bound around an axe, with the axe blade projecting, carried before Roman Magistrates as a symbol of their power.

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Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000249150

Broader Terms used

<symbols of office>

Created

12yrs ago

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