Archived The gigantic heavyweight champion of the world Primo Carnera of Italy flashes the Roman salute (i.ytimg.com)
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Archived The gigantic heavyweight champion of the world Primo Carnera of Italy flashes the Roman salute (i.ytimg.com)
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[–] MoonMansWay 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
There are no statues or other works of art from the Roman Empire that depict the salute, nor any reference in Roman literature. Some painting from the 1700s is responsible for the misconception of the Roman Salute.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Right.
https://voat.co/v/OccidentalEnclave/comments/1256987
[–] MoonMansWay 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Well it looks like you beat me to it 22 days ago, lol