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Lictor

lictor

An attendant who bore the fasces before a magistrate; Romulus took twelve, a mark of regal power borrowed from Etruria.

Reading notes

The History of Rome, Book 1 §8 lictors
Attendants bearing the fasces before a magistrate; Romulus took twelve as a mark of kingship.
The History of Rome, Book 3 §11 lictor
An attendant who carried the fasces before a magistrate and executed his orders of arrest and punishment.
The History of Rome, Book 6 §34 the lictor of Sulpicius
The attendant who bore the fasces before a magistrate and cleared his way; his customary knock at the door startled the younger Fabia and set the tale in motion.
The History of Rome, Book 22 §11 lictors
Attendants who bore the fasces before magistrates with imperium.

Mentioned in 24 works (60 mentions)

The History of Rome, Book 1 hist · 5 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 2 hist · 6 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 3 hist · 10 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 4 hist · 1 mention

§50 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 6 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 8 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 9 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 10 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 21 hist · 1 mention

§63 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 22 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 23 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 24 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 25 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 26 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 27 hist · 1 mention

§26 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 28 hist · 1 mention

§27 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 29 hist · 1 mention

§9 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 31 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 33 hist · 1 mention

§1 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 36 hist · 1 mention

§21 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 37 hist · 1 mention

§49 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 39 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 41 hist · 1 mention

§15 Lictor

The History of Rome, Book 45 hist · 2 mentions