The Internet Has Officially Declared The Roman Empire A Meme, And The Jokes Are Off The (History) Charts
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:
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
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
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
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
9.
how often does the Roman empire think of me 😔
— kurtis conner (@kurtisconner) September 16, 2023
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
12.
the Roman Empire is for the boring. real men think about ancient Egypt.
— Nihal | نهال (@nihalist___) September 16, 2023
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
15.
Thinking about the Roman Empire pic.twitter.com/rG5ZrtrvcP
— Gaga Daily (@gagadaily) September 16, 2023
16.
Um girls think about the Roman Empire too (caesar salads)
— Addatude (@addatude_) September 17, 2023
17.
I know way more about housewives on bravo than I do the Roman Empire
— Kate Chastain (@Kate_Chastain) September 16, 2023
18.
i think about the roman empire everyday pic.twitter.com/MpwGZ2V1te
— popcultureangel (@lohanisgod) September 18, 2023
