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Originally Posted by United Faith
I watched a CBS show which I'm sure some of you have seen called Rome where they had something very similar to that salute except their feet were in a normal stance (one foot wasn't behind the other). The show was apparently very well researched.
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I would guess the sons in the painting are standing with their feet thrust forward to add drama to the scene and to create a triangular shape for the composition of the picture.
I must have rugby on my mind because they look like the front row of a scrum to me.
