Lictor - Wikipedia A lictor (possibly from Latin ligare, meaning 'to bind' [1]) was a Roman civil servant who was an attendant and bodyguard to a magistrate who held imperium Roman records describe lictors as having existed since the Roman Kingdom, and they may have originated with the Etruscans
Lictor | Magistrate, Lictors, Roman Law | Britannica lictor, member of an ancient Roman class of magisterial attendants, probably Etruscan in origin and dating in Rome from the regal period Lictors carried the fasces for their magistrate and were constantly in his attendance in public; they cleared his way in crowds and summoned and punished offenders for him
Lictor - Livius The word lictor may be derived from the Latin verb ligare, which means "to bind" This is sometimes said to refer to the fasces they carried, which were a set of rods that were bound in the form of a bundle, and contained an ax
LICTOR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LICTOR is an ancient Roman officer who bore the fasces as the insignia of his office and whose duties included accompanying the chief magistrates in public appearances
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Lictor - IMPERIUM ROMANUM Roman lictor (from ligare, meaning “to bind”) was a lower civil servant who initially preceded Roman kings (rex), and then some senior officials and emperors In fact, his role was to protect important figures in Rome who held imperium, or military, civil and religious powers
Lictor - NovaRoma The lictor, derived from the Latin ligare (to bind), was a Roman civil servant, with special tasks of attending and guarding magistrates who held imperium The origin of the tradition of lictores goes back to the time when Rome was a kingdom, perhaps acquired from their Etruscan neighbours
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Lictor - Definition, Usage Quiz | Ultimate Lexicon A lictor was a ceremonial officer in ancient Rome, typically accompanying senior magistrates such as consuls, praetors, and dictators Lictors carried the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around an axe, as symbols of the magistrates’ authority and power of punishment
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, lictor I a lictor, i e an attendant granted to a magistrate, as a sign of official dignity The Romans adopted this custom from the Etrurians: “ Romulus cum cetero habitu se augustiorem tum maxime lictoribus duodecim sumptis (a finitima Etruria) fecit, ” Liv 1, 8