A lot of women are learning strange facts about their boyfriends and husbands this week, thanks to a viral trend that is exposing the fact that many men are constantly preoccupied with thinking about the Roman Empire.

Back on Sept. 5, Rev. Kelsey Lewis Vincent pointed out in a viral post on that platform formerly known as Twitter that she had seen an Instagram Reel that claimed women do not realize how often men are thinking about the Roman Empire.

All of these ladies finding out that their men think about the Roman Empire every day has been fantastic. I like to think I have contributed to that over the last 5 years in my own small way. pic.twitter.com/iIccU7q3Mt

— Daily Roman Updates (@UpdatingOnRome) September 13, 2023

So, she says, she asked her husband how often he thinks about the Roman Empire. “And without missing a beat he said, ‘Every day,'” she wrote.

Though there were some overlapping periods, the Roman Empire is generally considered to span from the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC through the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in AD 476. The period is a staple of history classes, pop culture, gaming, art, philosophy, and more, so it’s no surprise that it’s embedded in our collective consciousness. But still, every day?

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