The Roman salute is conditionally allowed in Italy and outright banned in Germany. German chancellor Olaf Scholz responded to ...

This straight-arm gesture was first popularized by the Italian ... desire to see a “modern-day Sulla,” Musk’s views on ancient Rome demand our attention. Sulla, by the way, was the notorious ...

Musk’s supporters on social media – especially on the Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) – in turn pointed to Musk’s enthusiasm for ancient Rome. This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted ...

“There is no evidence whatsoever from the Roman art and paintings that survive that ancient Romans ever used that gesture,” he added. The salute first became popular in stage productions and ...

A young researcher who made headlines for deciphering an ancient scroll ... for performing a Nazi gesture that right-wing supporters apocryphally defended as a “Roman salute.” ...

He turned and repeated the gesture — making sure everyone could ... The bad romance between Musk and Ancient Rome had reemerged. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic.

the term "Roman salute" started trending online. While it appears similar to the Nazi salute associated with Adolf Hitler, the gesture has ancient roots. According to The Roman Salute: Cinema ...

The salute, also known as the Roman salute, involves putting your arm ... X in part that “It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but ...