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What's the function if those sticks rounding the axe?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces
It's a symbol of power (that the Romans inherited from the Etruscans). He's handing it back, symbolizing his returning of his "complete power" back to the people.
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But it's have some function other that symbolic?
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Yes. The sticks for beating, the axe for beheading. Corporal and capital punishment.
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also fun fact: It's the root word for "Fascism"
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