Roman salute
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title:
Roman salute
text:
The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground. In contemporary times, the former is commonly considered a symbol of fascism that had been based on a custom popularly attributed to ancient Rome. However, no Roman text gives this description, and the Roman works of art that display
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description:
Gesture
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute
date created:
2003-10-14T03:22:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T14:56:05Z
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