IDK if you’ve noticed, but there’s been a lot of talk about a certain ancient civilization lately:
That’s right, everyone is talking (or at least thinking) about the Roman Empire. Why??? The trend seemingly started when Instagram user @gaiusflavius posted a reel telling women to ask the men in their lives how often they think about the Roman Empire.
Pretty soon, the question became a trend on TikTok, and it turns out…men think about the Roman Empire quite a lot????
This came as a complete shock to me, as I haven’t thought about the Roman Empire a single day in my life. But thanks to some hard-hitting journalism from my coworker and fellow BuzzFeed writer Julia, it turns out there’s actually not a huge gender divide here — women think of the Roman Empire just as often as men do!
Regardless of who’s thinking about it, the Roman Empire quickly because a meme on Twitter (or is it X?? IDK anymore), and the jokes have me laugh-crying over my history textbook. Here are some of the best:
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my mom just said her “roman empire” is how the pioneer woman’s family owns all the land killers of the flower moon is about
— noa struggle tweets (taylor’s version) (@thenoasletter) September 15, 2023
