If an ancient Roman was somehow dropped into Washington in the year 2022, ... “In the Lincoln era, people really made a very big deal about this: the fasces as a symbol of unity. ...

Others, however, suggested it resembled the Roman salute, which is also known as the "fascist salute" and was later adopted ...

Musk aggressively thumped his open palm onto his upper chest and—to the shock of millions of viewers around the Western world—delivered a Roman, or fascist, salute.

It’s absolutely true that Mussolini was obsessed with ancient Rome, and his Fascist party and regime were named for the ancient Roman symbol of justice and punishment known as the fasces.

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.

ROME — In a chilling echo of the era of Benito Mussolini, a male voice yells out, “For all fallen comrades,” prompting a throng of right-wing supporters on a Roman street to declare ...