[Humour] How Often Do You Think About The Roman Empire?

[BadFish]

The Roman empire: why men just can’t stop thinking about it

Women across the world are asking men how often the ancient civilisation pops into their head – and the answer is frequently startling

www.theguardian.com

Not sure what is weirder, the fact that this is a thing or the fact that apparently men think about the Roman Empire a lot!

 

[lasvegan]

Every day, obviously…

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Only after watching a Time Team episode or Life of Brian.

 

[BadFish]

Every day, obviously…

It seems you are not alone

 

[PTC Gull]

I mean, what did the Romans do for us anyway?

 

[GT49er]

What a stupid question in the first place!

 

[The Clamp]

I think of the Roman Empire about once every 4-6 months.

 

[BadFish]

What a stupid question in the first place!

I'll put you down for 3 or 4 times a week.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

EVery Day.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I wonder what part Roman Cavalry Choirs singing played in this phenomenon?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

This should be a question for Pompeii fans shirley?

 

[Normal Rob]

I'm obsessed with it. I will be watching the final part of I Claudius on my commute in to work.

 

[Normal Rob]

And technically speaking it was a Republic until Augustus became the first Emperor in 27 BC

 

[Nicks]

Every time I go metal detecting ( which is today actually)

 

[AmexRuislip]

I regularly do a turn up the Fosse Way, which is nice.

 

[Algernon]

Venimus, lusimus, vicious.

Hardly ever.
Load of old nonsense

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I do, about 2 or 3 times a week. I think history is fascinating.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

ShrugWell, I also watch I Claudius every week….. I like history, but who counts how often

 

[beorhthelm]

only when triggered by something about Roman empire, Life of Brian , or concreate (they did do it rather well). even then dont think i actually think about Roman empire beyond the subject. dont recall it comes up in conversation with other blokes either, which i'd expect if we're all thinking about it weekly.

methinks this is men just saying yes to their other halfs in response to a weird question. ask about the Greeks or Renaissance art and would get same outcome.

 

[Gwylan]

And technically speaking it was a Republic until Augustus became the first Emperor in 27 BC

Well, technically speaking that's not quite true. It was a kingdom until Tarquinus Superbus's son decided to rape Lucretia and set in train events that led to the establishment of the Roman Republic.

It was a republic for 400 odd years, administered by a dictator, although not in the sense we'd know it as he'd still be bound by laws of Rome. That changed with Sulla who gave the dictator more power and changed more radically under Julius Caesar, who became a dictator as we'd understand the term - hence his assassination in 44BC. Rome then became a true republic for 17 years before Octavius took over and became Caesar Augustus