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What a noble city indeed (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by negativenull to c/roughromanmemes
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's the function if those sticks rounding the axe?

[–] negativenull 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces

It's a symbol of power (that the Romans inherited from the Etruscans). He's handing it back, symbolizing his returning of his "complete power" back to the people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But it's have some function other that symbolic?

[–] PugJesus 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. The sticks for beating, the axe for beheading. Corporal and capital punishment.

[–] negativenull 6 points 2 months ago

also fun fact: It's the root word for "Fascism"