Talk of a fight between Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk began back in June. two giants of the tech world, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, emerged after the Italian government said it had agreed to host a «big event» at an ancient Roman site in Italy.
The Italian culture ministry said it was planning a big event in a historic setting featuring two rival billionaires.
It will not take place at the Colosseum, as previously discussed, but elsewhere somewhere in Italy, a spokesman for the ministry told The Telegraph.
He was not attracted by suggestions that the venue could be an ancient Roman site such as Pompeii, Herculaneum or the ancient amphitheater in Verona in northern Italy.
Musk had previously posted on his social network X. , formerly known as Twitter, that he met with the Minister of Culture and also with Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, and that they «agreed on an epic location.»
He tweeted the word «Gladiator» with two icons depicting crossed swords in front of tweet:
The fight will be organized by my funds and Zuk's funds (not the UFC).
Live streaming will take place on this platform and in Meta. Everything in the frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern.
I spoke with the Prime Minister of Italy and the Minister of Culture. They agreed on an epic location.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2023
Mr Musk wrote. «Everything that is done will pay tribute to Italy's past and present.»
Mr. Musk also cryptically tweeted, «Dulce est desipere in loco,» which translates to «It's nice to fool around from time to time.»
It's unclear if this event will be some kind of brawl between two technological a giant or some other kind of encounter.
The Italian Minister of Culture said in a statement that he had a «long and friendly conversation» with Mr. Musk, in which they discussed «our shared passion for the history of ancient Rome.»
Gennaro Sangiuliano said he was discussing with Mr. Musk «how to organize a big charity event» of a historic nature.
“This will not take place in Rome,” he said. But it will raise «many millions of euros» that will be donated to children's hospitals and the fight against childhood diseases in Italy.
«This will be an occasion to promote our history and our archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage on a global scale» , the minister said.
Earlier this week, Mr. Zuckerberg said he was «not holding his breath» about the alleged cage fight.
In a post on the new social media app Threads, Mr. Zuckerberg said he suggested August 26 for the showdown.
2206 Musk vs. Zuckerberg Day,» Mr. Zuckerberg wrote, «I'm ready today…but he's not confirmed.»
The talk of a fight began back in June, when Mr. Musk posted a tweet on Twitter claiming he was «ready for a cage fight.»
Mr. Zuckerberg then posted a screenshot of that tweet with the caption «send me the location.»
Mr. Musk replied «Vegas Octagon» and later in late June it was speculated that it could happen at the Coliseum.
p>
In response, Italian officials denied that they gave permission for the fight to take place in the ancient arena.
They suggested that instead of a bloody physical fight, the two men should consider participating in a «certamen» — an ancient contest , in which contestants must answer questions on classical history and mythology.
To whom Officials have stated that in order to make the challenge more interesting, the double word will be in Latin.
Свежие комментарии