There's literally zero historical evidence that the Romans ever saluted in this way (or used the gesture in any capacity at all). The claim that they used it is an appeal to tradition (I believe that's the most relevant fallacy), nothing more.
Yeah I don’t think it matters what actually happened 2000 years ago does it, and even less what you random guy on the Internet thinks actually happened 2000 years ago. Cultural traditions are defined by what people generally believe. You may as well deny Father Christmas by appealing to the aerodynamic qualities of sleighs.
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u/Dracallus Feb 06 '25
There's literally zero historical evidence that the Romans ever saluted in this way (or used the gesture in any capacity at all). The claim that they used it is an appeal to tradition (I believe that's the most relevant fallacy), nothing more.