Seriously, though. How often do you think of the Roman Empire?

1bluepixel · 2Y

Seriously, though. How often do you think of the Roman Empire?

@Cheriebarie@reddthat.com · 2Y

Probably a few times a week.

I didn’t realise this was a thing.

@pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz · 2Y

Sometimes. A few times a week, at least. I compare our current lives with the Romans when contemplating existence. It made me realize humans are genetically hardwired to be shit as we largely haven’t changed in the past few thousand years and likely never will. It made me realize how terrible humanity is and how I don’t want to be a part of it.

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@realz@lemmy.world · 2Y

More often than I think.

@greedytacothief@lemmy.world · 2Y

I did not know it was a trend or whatever until reading all the comments. But I probably think about the Roman empire most days.

Fat Tony · edit-2 2Y

Have you ever read: I, Claudius? If not, you should. Going by your description, it should really scratch that itch in a very well written way. Recommended to you by a fellow Roman Empire fanatic ^^

Edit: And to answer your question: Yes, quite often I do.

@Tatters@feddit.uk · edit-2 2Y

The excellent “I, Claudius” BBC TV series was repeated recently (I think it was on BBC4). One of my all time favourites. I had forgotten how funny the Caligula episode is, and the demise of Messalina is truly bone-chilling.

Binthinkin · 2Y

I think about how Christians helped ruin Rome. Basically the west died and all the smarts went east. The west suffered and spread its disease ever since.

blaine · 2Y

Wasn’t Constantine a Christian? LMAO

@DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · edit-2 2Y

Literally fascist shit.

Rome had it coming anyways, seethe.

GeekFTW · 2Y

In the last week, seemingly every 11 seconds lol

@Astrealix@lemmy.world · 2Y

I’m currently in a course about the Roman Republic in college, so pretty much every other day.

@Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 2Y

Well in 5th grade I read Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief and later on every book after that. And there’s still a part of me that thinks I might be a demigod. So Monday, Wednesday, Friday, it’s the Greeks and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday it’s the Romans. Sunday is a toss up.

@Kuvwert@lemm.ee · 2Y

Sunday is for the Norse

@deus@lemmy.world · 2Y

Sorry, that’s already my designated day for thinking about Ancient Egypt.

@Kuvwert@lemm.ee · 2Y

You disgust me, for shame.

I bet you don’t even have a day for the Huns of the Qin Dynasty.

Skua · 2Y

You’d think one of the four days named after Germanic gods (in English, at least) would be for the Norse

@Kuvwert@lemm.ee · 2Y

You’re right, I should swap Sunday and Wednesday.

@reksas@sopuli.xyz · 2Y

Only when its mentioned

ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 · 2Y

I was talking about it in the pub last night.

@rockandsock@lemm.ee · 2Y

I think about the TV show Rome but never about the actual Roman empire.

13!!!

BlendedRacer · 2Y

Pullo and Vorenus were great characters!

@rockandsock@lemm.ee · 2Y

I could have watched another few seasons just about those two guys having adventures.

possibly a cat · 2Y

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@doublejay1999@lemmy.world · 2Y

It’s not a joke or a meme , but based on some actual research out last week