It symbolized power becuase they were carried by Lictors. Lictors were basically the bodyguards for Consuls and Praetors in ancient Rome. Their significance is that they were the only weapons allowed within the city of Rome.

It's mozzarella stick tied to a shovel

^

@Intolerant Sean xD

Spaghetti niggers unite

I'm hungry.

fasces emoji pls

I'm fasting tomorrow

Fast yesterday

@Thomas Ryan @Walls Of Steel @Vice Commander Hunt thanks guys, I'll write that down.

can't, no time machine

@Blue Lady TX~WD did you still need help?

I'm off work.

We use the fasces and not the swasitka and all that because America was founded in the image of Rome, so there is that connection, and the fasces is very commonly used in traditional American architecture and design.

I bet that windmill swastika would look nice with a fasces in the middle

Yeah, the US is sort of like a modern Rome... at the end stages.

I like the congressional one

Fasces is the symbol of a republic pretty much

Look at this old quarter

Damn, never taught that in school... Or college.

@Tedium windmill swastika? sonnenrad?

HeilHitlerrad

Damn, looking up washington statues on google gets some good ass pictures

look at the modern shit in the background

Yep

This old coin

@Tedium One of the ladies is trying to help me now. Thank you for being willing! If we can't figure it out, I might have to ask again.

Evening fellas

Evening dude

My view ATM

Cool coins