How did the Romans salute the Republic?

The Roman salute, alternatively called the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching.

1. What column is Trajan in Roman salute?
2. Where did the flag salute come from?
3. What is the history of saluting the American flag?

What column is Trajan in Roman salute?

On “Table 99” six spectators raise their right hands up (half straight, half bent at the elbow) in honour of Trajan. Only one of these people has an open palm facing up. Others, three people with their arms folded, have their thumbs down.

Where did the flag salute come from?

The original Bellamy salute, first described in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, who authored the original Pledge, began with a military salute, and after reciting the words "to the flag," the arm was extended toward the flag. At a signal from the Principal the pupils, in ordered ranks, hands to the side, face the Flag.

What is the history of saluting the American flag?

The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance, which had been written by Christian socialist minister, Francis Bellamy. It was also known as the "flag salute" during the period when it was used with the Pledge of Allegiance.