# Men: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182 "2023-09-15T20:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/121 "2023-09-21T18:37:13Z")
It’s spreading. From my New Yorker feed today > **[Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 21st](https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/thursday-september-21st-macedonian-empire?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Humor_092123&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea0bf82ddf9c72dc8d3c94&cndid=28127016&esrc=auto_captionentrants&utm_term=TNY_Humor)** > > “Sorry, I was just thinking about the Macedonian Empire.” ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/122 "2023-09-21T18:39:57Z")
I don’t usually find New Yorker cartoons funny, but that’s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/123 "2023-09-21T19:03:18Z")
My answer to the question is basically never. With no outside input I wouldn’t think about it unprompted. However when I scroll through reels my algorithm shows I like history clips. Sometimes they are about the Roman Empire. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/124 "2023-09-21T19:06:18Z")
My husband also said, “almost never.” Now the X-Men on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/125 "2023-09-21T19:10:53Z")
“He wanks as high as any in Wome!” ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/126 "2023-09-21T19:11:14Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > It’s spreading. From my New Yorker feed today That one is probably true, if the story about Julius Caesar is true. Allegedly, when he was in his 30s, he passed by a statue of Alexander the Great, and started weeping. When asked why, he said, “Isn’t it tragic that by mage age, Alexander was king of so many peoples, yet I have accomplished no such great deeds?”. Caeser probably thought about Alexander every 7 seconds! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/127 "2023-09-21T19:16:03Z")
See also: > **[Men Explain Why They Are Obsessed With The Roman Empire](https://www.theonion.com/men-explain-why-they-are-obsessed-with-the-roman-empire-1850853461)** > > Following a recent TikTok trend that revealed men frequently think about the Roman Empire, The Onion asked men to explain why they are obsessed with the Roman Empire, and this is what they said. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/128 "2023-09-21T19:18:27Z")
Evolution of meme: [![](https://i.imgur.com/LZWE4xO.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/LZWE4xO.png) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/129 "2023-09-21T20:19:46Z")
Given how well she evidently doesn’t understand him, maybe it _is_ about time for him to be thinking about other women. 😁 Just kidding ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/130 "2023-09-22T00:21:18Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Scientific studies have shown that men think about the Roman Empire about once every 7 seconds (or was that something else?) Well the last time I thought about the Roman empire was when I first spotted this thread which was just about 7 second ago, so maybe they’re right. Or was I thinking about [the game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)) (which you and I just lost). ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/131 "2023-09-22T00:38:37Z")
_Genghis Khan demands that you give him the secret of_ gunpowder! Haven’t played Civilization in many years. But that might prompt thoughts of Romans? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/132 "2023-09-22T04:45:42Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Allegedly, when he was in his 30s, he passed by a statue of Alexander the Great, and started weeping. When asked why, he said, “Isn’t it tragic that by mage age, Alexander was king of so many peoples, yet I have accomplished no such great deeds?”. My second Tom Lehrer quote in five minutes. In one of his intros he said “it is humbling to think that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for five years.” Quote from memory, no time to play the track. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/133 "2023-09-22T05:24:17Z")
I have two years to conquer the near east _and_ drink myself to death. I can do this. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182/134 "2023-09-22T18:41:12Z")
BBC has actually used this as the basis for a (very interesting!) BBC Travel video. > **[Beyond the Colosseum: Eight sites that reveal Rome's hidden history](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230921-there-are-few-cities-better-for-exploring-the-legacy-of-the-roman-empire)** > > From the palace of Domus Aurea to the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, few cities are better for uncovering the legacy of the Roman Empire. Here are eight hidden gems to explore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182.md?page=6)