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

Elon Musk speaking at the Inauguration Day event ... Some commentators called it a “Roman salute.” Others described it as a “heartfelt” expression of joy, or dismissed it as merely clumsy.

but there’s no Roman text that describes the salute. In the 1930s and 1940s, it became associated with the Nazi party in Germany. open image in gallery Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as ...

A gesture made by Elon Musk while he was speaking at President Donald Trump's Inauguration Parade Monday evening caused a ...

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 ...

Musk’s fans rushed to his defense, offering a wide array of excuses ranging from the baffling “he was just excited” to the even-more-baffling “it was an innocuous Roman salute, you silly ...

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.