Bungies philosophy = Facism The Italian term fascismo derives from fascio meaning a bundle of hay, ultimately from the Latin word fasces.[14] This was the name given to political organizations in Italy known as fasci, groups similar to guilds or syndicates and at first applied mainly to organisations on the Left. Mussolini founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento in Milan in 1919 which became the Partito Nazionale Fascista (National Fascist Party) in 1921. The Fascists came to associate the name with the ancient Roman fasces or fascio littorio,[15] which consisted of a bundle of rods that were tied around an axe,[16] an ancient Roman symbol of the authority of the civic magistrate[17] carried by his lictors which could be used for corporal and capital punishment at his command.[18][19] The symbolism of the fasces suggested strength through unity: a single rod is easily broken, while the bundle is difficult to break.[20] Similar symbols were developed by different fascist movements: for example the Falange symbol is five arrows joined together by a yoke.[21]