FranklyIGiveADarnTIL - the Alt-Right is obsessed with Roman Memes
staning Rome has always been a fash tradition.
PugJesusi think you’re right, it was modern fascism (Mussolini), which used Roman imagery in other to return to glory.
I guess by always, I meant a bit less than a century
Fascists are obsessed with power and heirarchy in general, the more idealized the better for their purposes. When it’s not Rome it’s the Knights Templar, the Tsardoms, Making America Great Again, whatever.
Rome is a common trend though, in large part because it’s instantly recognizable and imminently influential on practically every western culture.