The Internet Has Officially Declared The Roman Empire A Meme, And The Jokes Are Off The (History) Charts

"I know way more about housewives on bravo than I do the Roman Empire." —@Kate_Chastain

IDK if you've noticed, but there's been a lot of talk about a certain ancient civilization lately:

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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????

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This trend is incredible. Some of the best ones #romanempire #romanempirecompilation

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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:

1.

I too think about the fall of the Roman Empire daily pic.twitter.com/MD9Od9ZvrN

— Bob (@tweetsbybob_) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @tweetsbybob_ / ABC

2.

forget the roman empire, how often do you think about the golden age of narnia pic.twitter.com/BcEypXXvNs

— 🏹 (@narnialogy) September 18, 2023

Twitter: @narnialogy / Walt Disney

3.

“how often do you think about the roman empire?"

str8 men: pic.twitter.com/pyrPAieiH1

— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) September 15, 2023

Twitter: @SaintHoax / Paramount

4.

the girl version of the roman empire is constantly thinking about that one thing that happened 7 years ago

— trish (@ULTRAGLOSS) September 17, 2023

Twitter: @ULTRAGLOSS

5.

maybe if you did your lessons as much as you thought about the roman empire you'd be fluent by now

— Duolingo (@duolingo) September 18, 2023

Twitter: @duolingo

6.

i know nothing about the roman empire, but i can tell you everything about the taylor swift empire pic.twitter.com/SjS45F66f8

— matt⸆⸉ (@reputamatt) September 18, 2023

Twitter: @reputamatt

7.

my roman empire pic.twitter.com/gYOVGMr5MU

— 💭 (@thinkergilmore) September 18, 2023

Twitter: @thinkergilmore The WB, The CW

8.

The Roman Empire is for boys the Salem Witch Trials are for girls.

— Doth (@DothTheDoth) September 14, 2023

Twitter: @DothTheDoth

9.

how often does the Roman empire think of me 😔

— kurtis conner (@kurtisconner) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @kurtisconner

10.

huh. i guess i do think about the roman empire https://t.co/k5KJHN9NXK

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @dieworkwear / Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images

11.

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

Twitter: @thenoasletter

12.

the Roman Empire is for the boring. real men think about ancient Egypt.

— Nihal | نهال (@nihalist___) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @nihalist___

13.

telling my kids this was the fall of the roman empirepic.twitter.com/63XW1NVbzK

— g🍸 (@romanroycunt) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @romanroycunt / HBO

14.

*Youth pastor voice* I know one man who thought about the Roman Empire every day

— Erik Baker (@erikmbaker) September 14, 2023

Twitter: @erikmbaker

15.

Thinking about the Roman Empire pic.twitter.com/rG5ZrtrvcP

— Gaga Daily (@gagadaily) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @gagadaily

16.

Um girls think about the Roman Empire too (caesar salads)

— Addatude (@addatude_) September 17, 2023

Twitter: @addatude_

17.

I know way more about housewives on bravo than I do the Roman Empire

— Kate Chastain (@Kate_Chastain) September 16, 2023

Twitter: @Kate_Chastain

18.

i think about the roman empire everyday pic.twitter.com/MpwGZ2V1te

— popcultureangel (@lohanisgod) September 18, 2023

Twitter: @lohanisgod

Do you have any thoughts on the Roman Empire? Share them in the comments!