Robert writes in to ask James about the bundles of sticks behind the speaker’s chair in the US congress chamber. James responds with a history lesson about the fasces, its use throughout history, how it arrived on the shores of America, and what it really represents.
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The Fasces: A History of Ancient Rome’s Most Dangerous Political Symbol by T. Corey Brennan
A new book explores the fasces, a symbol of power — and of unity