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

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

Galleries

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

Source:

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