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  • Aegean Origins and History of the Fasces: Minoan Crete to Revolutionary Republicanism

    Aegean Origins and History of the Fasces: Minoan Crete to Revolutionary Republicanism

    INTRODUCTION The fasces did not emerge fully formed in Rome and has its roots in prehistoric traditions. Few symbols encapsulate the ideals of unity, authority, and disciplined governance as profoundly as the fasces. In the American psyche, the fasces became tied to Italian Fascism, Adolf Hitler and the hellish drama of World War II. Symbols…