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 ...

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 ...

Some commentators called it a “Roman salute.” Others described it as a “heartfelt” expression of joy, or dismissed it as merely clumsy.

This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute”. Several posted scenes from the 2005-07 TV series Rome, which depicts Roman salutes, as evidence in support of their claim.

Winkler, who published a book on the history of the Roman Salute in 2009. The Roman-esque works of art, such as The Oath of the Horatii, only bear a passing resemblance to what people are now ...