The Roman Empire is having a bit of a moment right now.

If you spend a lot of time online, odds are you’ve seen the trend. Maybe you’ve been asked the question yourself: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

If you haven’t, here’s the 4-1-1:

It likely began with a September 5 post on X (formerly Twitter) from Rev. Kelsey Lewis Vincent

“I saw an IG Reel that said something along the lines of ‘women have no idea how often the men in their lives think about the Roman Empire.’ So I asked my husband: ‘How often do you think about the Roman Empire?'” she wrote. “And without missing a beat he said ‘Every day.’ Y’ALL! Why!?”

From there, more women began asking the men in their lives how often they think about the Roman Empire in Tiktok videos and Reels — and are shocked when they answer things along the lines of every day or a few times a week.

So now we’re all thinking about the Roman Empire, right?

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