Bible Encyclopedias
Fasces
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A bundle of rods bound round the helve of an axe, and borne by the lictors before the Roman magistrates in symbol of their authority at once to scourge and decapitate.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Fasces'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/f/fasces.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.