Two Attendants, or Lictors, of a King or Consul

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Lictors were guards of magistrates who carried fasces to show power to execute. Two men, one young, one older, stand side by side, each holding fasces. Fasces are axes bound to bundles of wooden rods. These lictors function as bodyguards. The men are wearing togas.

Keywords

king, Rome, Roman, Roman Empire, axe, attendant, toga, Fasces, sandals, consul, protection, bodyguard, attendants, lictors, lictor, Roman government, togas

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Complete Costumes, Roman Empire, Miscellaneous Weapons, Groups of Men

Source

William F. Allen Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools: A Short History of the Roman People (Boston, MA: Ginn and Company, 1890)

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