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

    Shelby Heinrich
    by Shelby Heinrich

    BuzzFeed Staff

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

    An illustration of the Roman Empire
    Mikroman6 / Getty Images

    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????

    @ambarrail

    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.

    Twitter: @tweetsbybob_ / ABC

    2.

    Twitter: @narnialogy / Walt Disney

    3.

    Twitter: @SaintHoax / Paramount

    4.

    Twitter: @ULTRAGLOSS

    5.

    Twitter: @duolingo

    6.

    Twitter: @reputamatt

    7.

    Twitter: @thinkergilmore The WB, The CW

    8.

    Twitter: @DothTheDoth

    9.

    Twitter: @kurtisconner

    10.

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

    11.

    Twitter: @thenoasletter

    12.

    Twitter: @nihalist___

    13.

    Twitter: @romanroycunt / HBO

    14.

    Twitter: @erikmbaker

    15.

    Twitter: @gagadaily

    16.

    Twitter: @addatude_

    17.

    Twitter: @Kate_Chastain

    18.

    Twitter: @lohanisgod

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