4. What did the Romans use fasces for?
A. to mark the different legions
B. to please the god of wars
C. to symbolize their power and jurisdiction
D. to carry off wounded soldiers

The Romans regarded the fasces — and for that matter, the word dictator — as symbols of liberty, not tyranny. The fasces were the symbol of legal order. Every Roman magistrate was accompanied by lictors, who carried the fasces to let people know that they were officers of the law.

so C.

Explanation:

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.

(202 bc - 220 ad) dynasty started by lui bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the qin dynasty and adopted confucian principles; han rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth; it was a time of prosperity