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 ...

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ...

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.

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.” ...

The Colosseum Archaeological Park in Rome is hosting the “Brâncuși: Scolpire il volo” exhibition from February 13 to May 11, ...

in turn pointed to Musk’s enthusiasm for ancient Rome. This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute.” Several posted scenes from the 2005-07 TV series Rome, which ...

When Alessandro Michele was growing up in Rome in the 1970s, one of his favorite pastimes was to rummage through his mother’s closet and to run his hands over the rustling taffeta, glinting sequins, ...