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

Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that ...

During a speech at Capitol One Arena Monday following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk appeared to deliver a Roman ...

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 ...

The salute was first used during the French Revolution by The National Assembly, who were inspired by a Roman painting. “The ...

In an effort to defend, or deny the nature of, Musk's gesture, many have said that the gesture was a "Roman salute," not a Nazi Salute. However, when tracing roots of both the Roman and Nazi ...

My talk today at the Presidential Parade pic.twitter.com/qCAxYQb7LN — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2025 Very weird salute by Elon Musk just after ending his speech. pic.twitter.com/vLO3plLNcX — ...

They generally agree that Musk’s gesture is strikingly similar to the Nazi salute and even more specifically, the Roman salute. This salute was used commonly in Italy by the Fascist Party ...

He followed that up by reposting right-wing images of Democrats like Barack Obama, Kamala Harris ... she posted on X that Musk’s salute had Italian origins: "Roman Empire is back starting ...