How often does your OH think about the Roman Empire?

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Just for fun

saw on Facebook a post saying that men think about the Roman Empire every day. The woman asked her husband and he said this was true and that he thinks about it daily. The comments was people asking their husbands how often they think about the Roman Empire with some very funny responses 😂

So, I’ll start .., I’ve just asked DH and he said “at least twice a week, why?”

would love to hear other Responses to this random question

“how often do you think about the Roman Empire?”

😂My DH reacted like this too! Totally normal question... once or twice a month was the answer.

I thought he was going to laugh at me asking him such a weird question!

It's a great question. I laughed when I read it but then I shocked myself when I realised I probably think about the Roman Empire most days. And medieval times. I just like history

About once a week apparently, 'it's usually the roads'. He also was completely unbothered by the question and didn't ask why I wanted to know.

I asked my husband and he replied at least once a fortnight, sometimes more.
I asked him to be more specific , and he reeled off Romans in relation to Scotland, Vine growing, and architecture for starters.
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I just asked and dh said once a week approx. Apparently this is because the Roman Empire is pervasive in our current environment

Men are weird - I use the roads and the toilet every day too. Can't say I ever think about the Romans while doing either tbh

Can people give examples?

Is it every time they drive on a straight road or something ?

DH said about once a week which I have to admit I was really surprised by. I did Latin to A Level and love all the Classics and I have to say I think I could go from one month to the next without thinking about it.

When I spoke to DH about it, he reeled off the latest example of a documentary he was watching about money and it's introduction and its use across the Roman Empire. Maybe men watch more documentaries on the History Channel? 🤷‍♀️

@BitOutOfPractice

Mine says "very infrequently" but then again he really lacks imagination and rarely dreams and is actually quite literal in his thinking!

Weekly. I nearly fell over! 😮

Now I want to know why? Why are all these men thinking about the Roman Empire on a weekly if not daily basis? What are they thinking?? Mind is now boggled. I think I'm going to think about what men are thinking about the Roman Empire every time I see a man from now on! So several times a day. Anytime DH appears not to be listening I'm going to assume he's deep in thought about the Romans. Perhaps I will get a gladius to snap him out of it

This made me laugh out loud as DH and I discuss Roman Empire almost daily, but it's my obsession rather than his. He on the other hand thinks about Agincourt daily

Just had a message from DH. 96 minutes after he woke up today, someone at work mentioned the Romans 😂

I don't know if that was in the context of 'did your DW ask how often you think about the Romans last night?' or not.

I asked my 15 year old this morning.
The answer was 2 and a half times a week!
A half thought??

@DarkSpark I am genuinely bereft that's not available any more 😩

I reckon there are several reasons, depending on the person. Some will be interested in the structural/cultural stuff like aqueducts and roads and mosaics and villas. Some will be interested in the power dynamics and political intrigue. Some will think about the looting and pillaging and violent gladiatorial contests. Others will be interested in the language legacy. And some will, inevitably, simply be interested in the orgies😆

Of course it is entirely possible to be interested in all of these ... which would certainly take up a lot of space in a person's brain.

@Tessisme - yes there is a lot of material to keep them busy, and it's a fascinating topic...but there are also millions of other fascinating topics in the world - I mean the orgies bit stands to reason obviously 🤪 and that would explain everything including the frequency😂

Yes

And every time I plan a lesson on mosaics.

And every year I teach y4. And y5. For a while term.

And every time I drive up the west road in Newcastle through the tail end of fenham where there's a Roman temple just sitting there beside the road.

It's in some people's back gardens round there.

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Mine said a couple of times a month.

I think it's more he's always saying
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance

And shouting
Are you not entertained at random shit

Genuinely thought this was a euphemism 🤣 I really can’t imagine my DH response to be anything but confusion but I’ll give it a go…

I saw that post too. When I asked, DH said 'I don't?' and looked a bit baffled by the question 😁

DH says only when he listens to When I Ruled the World by Coldplay. He's from the far east though, so has no historical connection to the Roman Empire.

@tobyj

Wrote you long post giving several examples of thinking about the Roman Empire then lost it!

So I'll only give you couple now. When I'm driving down a straight road such as the Fosse Way, i'd imagine the soldiers marching or the slaves digging.

Seeing a sign for Cirencester and thinking of the coliseum there and wondering if they had tigers? Where they kept the tigers? What the locals thought of the tigers? Then that would get me thinking of bears which if you're local to Glos will understand.

Etc etc etc

Is that a code word for sex?

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