Known as the Roman salute in Italy, the straight-arm greeting officially adopted in 1925 by Mussolini's fascist regime is banned in Italy though it is rarely prosecuted. Musk's representative in ...

Social media pedants called it a "Roman salute." Elon Musk himself professed his innocence. Whatever the explanation, Musk's strong-arm salute during President Donald Trump's inauguration bore a ...

Musk’s gesture has been widely criticized as a Nazi salute, while proponents have dismissed it as an awkward moment or a “Roman salute.” Robinson in a post on Facebook defended his action ...

The gesture resembled the salute used in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, leading to various interpretations. Some described it as a "Roman salute," while others saw it as an expression of joy or ...

To understand why, let us briefly review the history of the Roman salute, and the reasons why it was adopted by fascists, and later Nazis, during the interwar years. While originating in ancient ...

Now, it is called the Roman salute, by and large associated with fascism. Elon Musk’s salute at a rally held after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, palm held to his chest and right ...

So was it a Hitler salute or wasn’t it? Speaking at President Donald Trump’s inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally ...

Some commentators called it a “Roman salute.” Others described it as a “heartfelt” expression of joy, or dismissed it as merely clumsy. The website of the Anti-Defamation League ...

There’s no evidence that there was ever such a thing as a ‘Roman salute’ in antiquity. [Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images (Musk)] From airing his views on the fall of the Roman empire ...