▁used ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁political ▁groups ▁of ▁many ▁different ▁( and ▁sometimes ▁oppos ing ) ▁orient ations . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁national ist ▁fas ci ▁later ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁F as ci ▁movement , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁fasc ism . ▁ ▁Origin ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁bundle ▁of ▁ro ds , ▁in ▁Latin ▁called ▁fas ces ▁and ▁in ▁Italian ▁fas cio , ▁came ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁strength ▁through ▁unity , ▁the ▁point ▁being ▁that ▁whilst ▁each ▁independent ▁rod ▁was ▁frag ile , ▁as ▁a ▁bundle ▁they ▁were ▁strong . ▁By ▁extension , ▁the ▁word ▁fas cio ▁came ▁in ▁modern ▁Italian ▁political ▁usage ▁to ▁mean ▁group , ▁union , ▁band ▁or ▁league . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁sense ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁by ▁groups ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁dem ocr ats ▁in ▁Sic ily , ▁to ▁describe ▁themselves . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁of ▁these ▁groups ▁was ▁the ▁F as ci ▁Sic il iani ▁during ▁ 1 8 9 1 – 9 4 . ▁There after , ▁the ▁word ▁retained ▁revolution ary ▁con not ations . ▁It ▁was ▁these ▁con not ations ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁attract ive , ▁for ▁example , ▁to ▁young ▁national ists ▁who ▁demanded ▁Italian ▁inter vention ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁fas ci ▁they ▁formed ▁were ▁scattered ▁over ▁Italy , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁sp ont ane ously ▁created ▁groups , ▁de