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|lshtext=<b>fascis</b>: is, m. cf. [[φάκελος]]>, [[fascia]], [[but]] v [[fido]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[bundle]] of [[wood]], twigs, [[straw]], reeds, etc.<br /><b>I</b> A [[fagot]], fascine; a packet, [[parcel]].<br /> <b>A</b> In gen. ([[rare]]): fasces stramentorum ac virgultorum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 15, 6: lignorum, Tac. A. 13, 35: magno comites in fasce libelli, Juv. 7, 107: tot crimina, tot reos uno [[velut]] fasce complecti, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 9.—Trop., of a [[crowd]] of [[people]], Vulg. Isa. 24, 22.—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[burden]], [[load]]: Romanus in armis Injusto sub fasce viam cum carpit, i. e. soldiers' [[baggage]], Verg. G. 3, 347; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 26 Spald.: (apes) [[saepe]] [[ultro]] animam sub fasce dedēre, under the [[burden]], Verg. G. 4, 204: ego hoc te fasce levabo, id. E. 9, 65: venales humero fasces portare, id. M. 80.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., in | |lshtext=<b>fascis</b>: is, m. cf. [[φάκελος]]>, [[fascia]], [[but]] v [[fido]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[bundle]] of [[wood]], twigs, [[straw]], reeds, etc.<br /><b>I</b> A [[fagot]], fascine; a packet, [[parcel]].<br /> <b>A</b> In gen. ([[rare]]): fasces stramentorum ac virgultorum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 15, 6: lignorum, Tac. A. 13, 35: magno comites in fasce libelli, Juv. 7, 107: tot crimina, tot reos uno [[velut]] fasce complecti, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 9.—Trop., of a [[crowd]] of [[people]], Vulg. Isa. 24, 22.—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[burden]], [[load]]: Romanus in armis Injusto sub fasce viam cum carpit, i. e. soldiers' [[baggage]], Verg. G. 3, 347; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 26 Spald.: (apes) [[saepe]] [[ultro]] animam sub fasce dedēre, under the [[burden]], Verg. G. 4, 204: ego hoc te fasce levabo, id. E. 9, 65: venales humero fasces portare, id. M. 80.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., in plur. fasces, a [[bundle]] carried [[before]] the [[highest]] magistrates, and consisting of rods and an [[axe]], [[with]] [[which]] criminals were scourged and [[beheaded]].<br /> <b>A</b> Prop.: lictores duo, duo viminei fasces virgarum, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 26: ut sibi (Tullo Hostilio) [[duodecim]] lictores cum fascibus anteire liceret, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 17: anteibant lictores cum fascibus duobus, id. Agr. 2, 34, 93: fasces praetoribus praeferuntur, id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22: [[Publicola]] [[statim]] secures de fascibus demi jussit, id. Rep. 2, 31: tum demissi [[populo]] fasces, lowered (as a [[mark]] of [[respect]]) [[before]] the [[people]], id. ib. 1, 40, 62; cf.: P. [[Valerius]] fasces [[primus]] demitti jussit, id. ib. 2, 31; for [[which]]: (P. [[Valerius]]) summissis fascibus in contionem escendit, Liv. 2, 7, 7; cf. under B.: [[paulo]] [[ante]] dimissi fasces, surrendered, Plin. [[Pan]]. 61, 7: praecedebant incompta signa, versi fasces, at the [[funeral]] of Germanicus, Tac. A. 3, 2 init.: [[neque]] in litteris, [[neque]] in fascibus [[insignia]] laureae praetulit, Caes. B. C. 3, 71, 3; cf.: [[visus]] C. [[Marius]] cum fascibus laureatis, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59; so, laureati, id. Att. 8, 3, 5: imperatorii, Tac. A. 13, 9.—<br /> <b>2</b> [[Meton]]., a [[high]] [[office]], esp. the [[consulship]] ([[poet]].): qui petere a [[populo]] fasces saevasque secures Imbibit, Lucr. 3, 1009: illum non populi fasces, non [[purpura]] regum Flexit, Verg. G. 2, 495: ut si Detulerit fasces indigno, detrahet [[idem]], Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 34; id. S. 1, 6, 97: et titulis et fascibus [[olim]] Major habebatur donandi [[gloria]], Juv. 5, 110; Sil. 11, 152.—Of [[royalty]]: [[diadema]] Quirini Et fasces meruit, Juv. 8, 260.—*<br /> <b>B</b> Trop., to [[give]] [[place]], to [[acknowledge]] one's [[inferiority]]: cum [[tibi]] [[aetas]] nostra jam cederet fascesque summitteret, Cic. Brut. 6, 22. | ||
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fascis: is, m. cf. φάκελος>, fascia, but v fido,
I a bundle of wood, twigs, straw, reeds, etc.
I A fagot, fascine; a packet, parcel.
A In gen. (rare): fasces stramentorum ac virgultorum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 15, 6: lignorum, Tac. A. 13, 35: magno comites in fasce libelli, Juv. 7, 107: tot crimina, tot reos uno velut fasce complecti, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 9.—Trop., of a crowd of people, Vulg. Isa. 24, 22.—
B A burden, load: Romanus in armis Injusto sub fasce viam cum carpit, i. e. soldiers' baggage, Verg. G. 3, 347; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 26 Spald.: (apes) saepe ultro animam sub fasce dedēre, under the burden, Verg. G. 4, 204: ego hoc te fasce levabo, id. E. 9, 65: venales humero fasces portare, id. M. 80.—
II In partic., in plur. fasces, a bundle carried before the highest magistrates, and consisting of rods and an axe, with which criminals were scourged and beheaded.
A Prop.: lictores duo, duo viminei fasces virgarum, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 26: ut sibi (Tullo Hostilio) duodecim lictores cum fascibus anteire liceret, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 17: anteibant lictores cum fascibus duobus, id. Agr. 2, 34, 93: fasces praetoribus praeferuntur, id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22: Publicola statim secures de fascibus demi jussit, id. Rep. 2, 31: tum demissi populo fasces, lowered (as a mark of respect) before the people, id. ib. 1, 40, 62; cf.: P. Valerius fasces primus demitti jussit, id. ib. 2, 31; for which: (P. Valerius) summissis fascibus in contionem escendit, Liv. 2, 7, 7; cf. under B.: paulo ante dimissi fasces, surrendered, Plin. Pan. 61, 7: praecedebant incompta signa, versi fasces, at the funeral of Germanicus, Tac. A. 3, 2 init.: neque in litteris, neque in fascibus insignia laureae praetulit, Caes. B. C. 3, 71, 3; cf.: visus C. Marius cum fascibus laureatis, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59; so, laureati, id. Att. 8, 3, 5: imperatorii, Tac. A. 13, 9.—
2 Meton., a high office, esp. the consulship (poet.): qui petere a populo fasces saevasque secures Imbibit, Lucr. 3, 1009: illum non populi fasces, non purpura regum Flexit, Verg. G. 2, 495: ut si Detulerit fasces indigno, detrahet idem, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 34; id. S. 1, 6, 97: et titulis et fascibus olim Major habebatur donandi gloria, Juv. 5, 110; Sil. 11, 152.—Of royalty: diadema Quirini Et fasces meruit, Juv. 8, 260.—*
B Trop., to give place, to acknowledge one's inferiority: cum tibi aetas nostra jam cederet fascesque summitteret, Cic. Brut. 6, 22.
