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. ...

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.

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

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.

"This salute was based on an ancient Roman custom, just as the term Fascism itself is associated with the Roman fasces — the bundles of rods with an axe in their middle that were a symbol of the ...

The crowd of some 2,000 to 4,000 marchers, many sporting fascist symbols […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. ... not to flash the Roman salute used by the Fascists, ...

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 ...