fasti
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Official Roman lists or calendars that record public events and officials
- noun
- /ˈfæsti/
- Archaic
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fastos
- The fasti of Rome includes detailed records of consuls and their terms in office.
Examples
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He's talking too fastI I can't understand him.
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The historian consulted the ancient fasti to learn about key events in Roman history.
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Scholars study the fasti to understand how public offices were organized in ancient Rome.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fasti comes from the Latin fas, which means 'what the gods allow'. These were calendars that showed which days were 'allowed' for public business, so they became official lists of Roman events and officials.