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Shortly after Musk made the gesture, the term "Roman salute" started trending online. While it appears similar to the Nazi salute associated with Adolf Hitler, the gesture has ancient roots.

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Monday’s inaugural events took an unexpected turn when Elon Musk, the influential CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, made an apparent Nazi salute, or “Roman salute,” during inaugural events for President Donald ...

Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era. A charred wooden roof that fell atop the tiles hundreds of years ago may have preserved the ...

The Halsted Athena, Roman, first half of the 1st century CE; marble, height 74.5 in. Courtesy the Halsted A&A Foundation Acquiring original Roman classical marbles is no simple feat. Between ...

The study focuses on the comparison between German regions that were part of the Roman Empire, protected by the famous Limes wall, and those that remained outside its influence. According to the ...

Analyses of Arctic ice layers point to concentrations of atmospheric lead at the Roman Empire’s height that were about threefold what they are today in the US. The effect on the intelligence of ...