"the life- size bronze portrait of Aulus Metellus, is a statue known from early times as the Oractor, which depicts a man addressing and gathering, his arm outstretched and slightly raised "( stockstand 181). The pose of a politician is always shown with one arm streched like it is greeting its folowers. many magazines and newspapers still use these photos of politicians up to this date. some examples of this act seen in famous polititians are : Saddam Hussain, Hitler, Obama, .. as they greet their followers. I believe this act shows the respect of the politician for his/her followers. The statue shows that since the 80 BCE kings, important characters, and politicians have used the same greeting form to communicate with their supporters/audience.
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I have never really made that connection with this pose but you are totally right! that pose is very inviting and the statue is very well done
Definitely talked about the same thing. It's nice to know that others share the same views. Kind of validating really. Didn't really make the connection to the awful rulers though like Hitler. That was very interesting.
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