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Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
How often do you think about the Roman empire? Elon Musk claims to think ... gesture was actually first popularised by the Italian fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, who ruled as a dictator in ...
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Decoding buzzwords: What actually is fascism? How can we identify it in practice?
Just calling someone or something fascist is now unlikely to sway anybody ... thousand years or so after the fall of the ...
Dan Snow’s History Hit
A deep dive into the the founder of Italian Fascism.
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Why the Roman Empire is suddenly everywhere online
More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...
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French right-wing leader cancels speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘fascist-style’ salute
Some right-wing supporters have argued, without evidence, that the Roman salute originated in ancient Rome. Historians have found, instead, that it was adopted by the Italian fascist leader Benito ...