The salute was used as a symbol in the Neoclassical art movement to display Roman virtues such as honor, patriotism and civic duty. In the 20th century, it was put to use by fascists in Italy and ...

Dubbed the “Roman†salute by Fascists in the 1920s, the outstretched arm does not actually appear in Roman literature or art, according to a 2009 study “The Roman Salute†by ...

According to The Roman Salute: Cinema, History, Ideology by George Mason University Professor Martin M. Winkler, the saluto Romano was previously used as a sign of respect in ancient Roman culture.

Many social media users noticed the gesture looked like a Nazi salute. Musk fanned the flames of suspicion by not explicitly denying those claims in a dozen posts since.

The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user’s ...

Continue reading What Is a Roman Salute? Addressing Elon Musk’s Inauguration Speech Controversy Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States was a historic ...

Some ran to Musk’s defense, saying what he did was “a Roman salute,” like the kind of thing you’d see in a gladiator movie. The problem with that is the pop-culture-ized Roman salute lacks ...

“It’s right to recall the victims of political violence, but in 2024 this can’t happen with hundreds of people who give the Roman salute,” Ruth Dureghello, who for several years led Rome ...

The ruling comes nearly two weeks after a video showed more than 150 men performing the fascist salute – sometimes called the “Roman salute” – in central Rome to commemorate the January 7 ...