In April 2020, a sinkhole formed in front of the historic Pantheon in Rome, Italy. While the sinkhole itself was … Continue ...

Within a large Etruscan necropolis in Tarquinia, Italy, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient tomb decorated with ...

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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.

A homeowner has won a planning appeal after being refused permission to raise the height of her boundary wall. The appeal, involving a property on Roman Road, Southampton, was made against ...

Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Credit: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient ...

Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute. There is no Roman art, writing, or coins that display the gesture, according to Winkler. "The gesture of the raised right arm or hand in Roman and other ...

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 ...