[jackfraser]

I see you also looked it up after seeing https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20710511

Say what you will about fascism, at the very least it sure has a hell of an aesthetic

[steve19]

European fascists appropriated aesthetics from ancient cultures intentionally.

A mace and an Eagle as a symbol of office goes back thousands of years, which is mentioned in the article itself.