How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

[Bonerfarts]

The Roman Empire seems to be having a moment.

I'd say I'm about an every other day guy.

Why are women asking their husbands, ‘How often do you think about the Roman Empire’ on TikTok?

"Ladies, many of you do not realize how often men think about the Roman Empire..."

www.intheknow.com

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

What has the Romans ever done for us?

 

[Pinehawk]

I overheard my wife watching a tik tok video like this, so when she asked me how often I thought about the Roman Empire, I said, 'I don't know maybe once a day or so'? She flipped out, pretty funny.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Umm not an every day thing for me. Weekly I'm sure. Comes up online a lot because I post on college football message boards and lurk a lot of reddit and Twitter.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

My wife and I know each other well enough that she would easily answer often. I actually would say every week for me.

I probably think about Napoleon daily, but I just find him and the time he lived in so fascinating.

 

[IACub]

When an article starts with, "A new Tik Tok trend..." I immediately lost interest.

 

[HawCory]

My no pics was watching this the other day too. I thought about playing along and turning it in to a drawn out discussion about roads and aqueducts, but there was a football game about to start so I just said "I spend probably 10 minutes more per year thinking about the Roman Empire than I do thinking about Temujin and the Mongols."

 

[fivecardstud14]

Not as often as I think about the Ottoman Empire.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Urban Dictionary: Roman war helmet

when the male places his balls on the female's forehead, then lays his penis downward so the head is past the tip of her nose.

www.urbandictionary.com

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Every time I watch this:

 

[JupiterHawk]

Having workers bathe you wouldn't be so bad

 

[Aardvark86]

What have the Romans ever done for us?

 

[Jim Grizzly]

What has the Romans ever done for us?

The roads, education, crime is down....can't forget the wine!

 

[Nole Lou]

Once a week, maybe every other week for me.

I saw kind of an analogue to this going around as well, something like "Ladies, I just found out that every guy has a favorite plane. Go ahead and ask him!" or something like that.

And when I read it, I was like "Well, that's not me, I certainly don't have a favor....OOOOH the SR-71 Blackbird!!!!"

 

[goldmom]

Not often. Those Roman dudes back then were shorter, balded early and were huge misogynists. And they had bad breath from that nasty fish sauce they used to put on their food.

 

[TheCainer]

The Roman Empire seems to be having a moment.

I'd say I'm about an every other day guy.

Why are women asking their husbands, ‘How often do you think about the Roman Empire’ on TikTok?

"Ladies, many of you do not realize how often men think about the Roman Empire..."

www.intheknow.com

 

[QChawks]

they were a kinky group

 

[Nole Lou]

Having workers bathe you wouldn't be so bad

Snails and oysters...

 

[LuteHawk]

As a student of history, it is interesting to remember
the "Pax Romana". This was the era of peace in the Roman
Empire from 30 BC. to 180 AD. This was a period without
major wars . The serenity and tranquility of daily life was
wonderful for everyone.

 

[jawatkins]

SR-71 Blackbird!!!!"

such a beauty. I love going to Udvar-Hazy and it being the first thing you see with the Space Shuttle Discovery looming in the hangar in the background. That place is awesome.

 

[Scott559]

Often

 

[BrianNole777]

I think America is like the Roman Empire right before the collapse.

 

[Nole Lou]

such a beauty. I love going to Udvar-Hazy and it being the first thing you see with the Space Shuttle Discovery looming in the hangar in the background. That place is awesome.

Yep, I've seen it there, and I've seen it at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robbins, GA. That place is very cool, because its a little more intimate than the Smithsonian.

I'm really not a plane or military guy at all, I enjoy seeing them, but the Blackbird is different. Takes your breath away to see it, especially combined with its unique history. Very cool whenever it pops up on TV or a movie or anything. Love it.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Having workers bathe you wouldn't be so bad

Ooooh , nipple!

Anyhoo, I've probably not thought about the Roman Empire since I was in Rome about 10 years ago.

 

[TheCainer]

Yep, I've seen it there, and I've seen it at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robbins, GA. That place is very cool, because its a little more intimate than the Smithsonian.

I'm really not a plane or military guy at all, I enjoy seeing them, but the Blackbird is different. Takes your breath away to see it, especially combined with its unique history. Very cool whenever it pops up on TV or a movie or anything. Love it.

When I worked as an ATC, SR-71's would come on the frequency once in a while asking for permission to enter our air space. We controlled up to 60,000 feet and they would be descending from above that so they could enter the AF's aerial-refueling zones within our air space. It didn't happen real often but it did get everyone's attention when it happened.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

As a student of history, it is interesting to remember
the "Pax Romana". This was the era of peace in the Roman
Empire from 30 BC. to 180 AD. This was a period without
major wars . The serenity and tranquility of daily life was
wonderful for everyone.

Well, you would know Lute.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Pretty much every day.

But to be fair, a large part of the daughter's major is around Greek and Roman history, and I've gotten into collecting old coins, which have been mostly Roman so far.

 

[McLovin32]

Urban Dictionary: Roman war helmet

when the male places his balls on the female's forehead, then lays his penis downward so the head is past the tip of her nose.

www.urbandictionary.com

Gonna give this a try tonight. Hope the gf no pics is ready for battle.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

Thinking about it? or having it cross my mind?

Throw in Greece, the Egyptians, Rome, the Florentines, Medieval Europe and the Enlightenment ... and I would have to say that I see things all the time that remind me of the various histories. Historians seem to draw a line that goes all the way from Socrates through to John Locke, and even to Thomas Jefferson, so it is kind of hard avoid having one's memory jogged when reading the news of the day.

We as a society are not that different from any of those peoples.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

Gonna give this a try tonight. Hope the gf no pics is ready for battle.

Rather than posting a picture of the GF in full battle-ready attire, you might consider posting a picture of the GF not wearing her helmet.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

No Biggus Dickus references yet? I’m disappoint…

 

[BrianNole777]

I saw "Spartacus" last week. Good movie


CSB.

 

[stillh8unlv]

Gonna give this a try tonight. Hope the gf no pics is ready for battle.

She enjoys it

 

[JupiterHawk]

Pretty much every day.

But to be fair, a large part of the daughter's major is around Greek and Roman history, and I've gotten into collecting old coins, which have been mostly Roman so far.

What is the oldest one you have?

 

[McLovin32]

She enjoys it

She's never had her nose covered before though. She said the last person could only get halfway down her forehead. So we'll see.

 

[stillh8unlv]

My wife and I know each other well enough that she would easily answer often. I actually would say every week for me.

I probably think about Napoleon daily, but I just find him and the time he lived in so fascinating.

Agree, I love reading about when he was exiled to St Helena. That little island is a bucket list item for me.

Can not find it anywhere online but I watched an episode of Globe Trekker on PBS late one night years ago where a guy visited it, amazing history. It's one of the most remote inhabitanted islands in the world, guy had to get there by cargo ship back then. They put in an airport around COVID time, so it's slightly more accessible now, but I'd still love to sail there.

 

[NDallasRuss]

What is the oldest one you have?

5th century BC

Leu Numismatik | Lot 1034

<b>TROAS. Kebren. 5th century BC.</b> Hemidrachm (Silver, 11 mm, 2.01 g). Head of a ram to left. <i>Rev.</i> Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 2. Klein 311. SNG von Aulock 8735 (as 'uncertain mint'). Rare. Slightly granular<i>, otherwise,</i> about very fine.

leunumismatik.com

I have this one, which i like a lot. It's not as old, but I like it:

Leu Numismatik | Lot 1054

<b>LESBOS. Methymna. Circa 350/30-250/40 BC.</b> Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.39 g, 10 h). Facing head of Silenos. <i>Rev.</i> Tortoise within circular border; all within incuse circle. Franke -. HGC 6, 900-901. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. Slightly porous<i>, otherwise,</i> very fine.

leunumismatik.com

 

[JustSayOV]

Now that I think of the question...probably more than I realize.

I find their society and political structure fascinating. I always think people from "back in the day" get unfairly judged as not as smart because their technology wasn't "electronic" if you will...but that is not fair or accurate.

To think someone designed and built the colosseum for example like 2,000 years ago is amazing to me.

Not a big podcast person (more of an audiobook guy), but I listened to and really enjoyed Mike Duncan's "History of Rome" podcast. Basically was about 180 episodes, each about 25 minutes and spanned from about 400 BC to 476 AD or there about.

 

[the24fan]

When an article starts with, "A new Tik Tok trend..." I immediately lost interest.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

Not often. Those Roman dudes back then were shorter, balded early and were huge misogynists. And they had bad breath from that nasty fish sauce they used to put on their food.

Even the Ben Hur version of a Roman? He was kind of a hunk wasn't he?