This straight-arm gesture was first popularized by the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. There’s no evidence that there was ever such a thing as a ‘Roman salute’ in antiquity.

Mussolini’s fascism ... By 1926 it was compulsory for members. Ever since, the Roman salute has been irreversibly associated with far-right nationalism and adopted by neo-Nazi movements around ...

Mussolini’s fascism, which morphed into a political party ... By 1926 it was compulsory for members. Ever since, the Roman salute has been irreversibly associated with far-right nationalism and ...

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.

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The Roman salute was adopted soon after by Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who came to power in 1922. Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party adopted it in 1926, calling it the German salute.

So I was rather excited to be asked to review the new Sky Atlantic TV series Mussolini: Son of the Century. The series ...