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SPQR or S.P.Q.R., an initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus (Classical Latin: [sɛˈnaːtʊs pɔpʊˈɫʊskʷɛ roːˈmaːnʊs]; transl. "The Senate and People of Rome" ), is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic .
A fasces image, with the axe in the middle of the bundle of rods. A fasces (/ ˈ f æ s iː z / FASS-eez, Latin:; a plurale tantum, from the Latin word fascis, meaning 'bundle'; Italian: fascio littorio) is a bound bundle of wooden rods, often but not always including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging.
Roman ornament with an aquila (100–200 AD) from the Cleveland Museum of Art A modern reconstruction of an aquila. An aquila (Classical Latin: [ˈakᶣɪla]; lit. ' eagle ') was a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome, especially as the standard of a Roman legion.
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The Meaning Behind Mandala Tattoos Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “circle” and a decorative illustration representing elevated thought and more profound meaning (per World History Encylopedia ).
Since the Middle Ages the city of Rome used a red-violet banner with a yellow (golden) Greek cross near the top right corner, and to its right, the yellow (golden) letters SPQR (an abbreviation for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates from Latin to The Roman Senate and People), placed diagonally across the banner, from the top left to the bottom right corner.
SPQR series, a collection of detective stories set in the time of the Roman Republic; SPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour, a computer adventure game set in Ancient Rome; SPQR, a board wargame; Steve Perrin's Quest Rules, a generic role-playing game system; SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, a 2015 book by Mary Beard