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The Roman Empire

Chizz
Chizz Posts: 28,341
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How often do you think about it? 
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  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    Everyday, like the survey says. 
    Thinking about putting in a slavery claim on behalf of my ancestors, but not sure where to address it 😀
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,982

  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,380
    wawely, Wodewick.

    Actually I'm pretty into history - so, often. Particularly like Romano Briton.
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,262
    What have they ever done for us?
  • GetYerCoreyOut
    GetYerCoreyOut Posts: 301
    I don't like to gatekeep but personally hate this trend, because now every person will sit there and say "everyday" when in reality they're not that interested nor thinking about the Roman Empire at all. Apologies for the mini rant.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    KiwiValley said:
    wawely, Wodewick.

    Actually I'm pretty into history - so, often. Particularly like Romano Briton.
    I find the period immediately after Roman Britain really interesting. In the past it was thought that one of the most advanced civilisations up to that point in history basically upped sticks and left and the country plunged into cultural darkness, but we’re learning that wasn’t really the case. 

    “Look to your own defence”, quite painful as a Charlton fan sometimes!
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,187
    Romans did nothing for us!!
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    edited October 2023
    I think every day but my answer depends on context, is it just the Roman empire or Byzantium, Third Rome(Russia) and their technological innovations etc.
    It's less about the Romans Empire directly for me and the other subjects offshot from that ala aqueducts, road maintenance, construction etc
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,727
    Finished watching I, Claudius recently so I guess a fair bit. 
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,258
    edited October 2023
    I like history and read a lot of history books (fiction and non fiction). But I'm currrently reading the Conn Iggulden books about Genghis khan so no provocation to think about the Romans then. My daughter is learning latin (bizarrely it's comulsory in Spain at her age) but beyond occasionally pointing out what a useless subject that is, it doesn't provoke me to 'think about Romans'. 

    Unless something specific occurs (visiting a Roman Villa, watching Gladiator etc) I rarely think about Romans or their empire. And to be honest, I think that survey is rubbish.
    Alea Jacta Est (which I half remember from Asterix books).
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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,341
    edited October 2023
    I suppose Chelsea fans still dream of the days when Abramovich was in charge.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    ken_shabby said:
    I like history and read a lot of history books (fiction and non fiction). But I'm currrently reading the Conn Iggulden books about Genghis khan
    Excellent series... Just finished reading this again myself.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,587
    edited October 2023
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    Finished watching I, Claudius recently so I guess a fair bit. 
    What a great series that was, saw it back in the '70s, and thought then that it was compulsive viewing, Derek Jacobi in the Claudius role was superb, worth a watch if you have not seen it yet...✅
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,652
    Can’t wait for Gladiator 2!
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    ken_shabby said:
    I like history and read a lot of history books (fiction and non fiction). But I'm currrently reading the Conn Iggulden books about Genghis khan so no provocation to think about the Romans then. My daughter is learning latin (bizarrely it's comulsory in Spain at her age) but beyond occasionally pointing out what a useless subject that is, it doesn't provoke me to 'think about Romans'. 

    Unless something specific occurs (visiting a Roman Villa, watching Gladiator etc) I rarely think about Romans or their empire. And to be honest, I think that survey is rubbish.
    Alea Jacta Est (which I half remember from Asterix books).
    The Roman ones, at least the ones about Caesar, are just as good as the Genghis Khan ones. But genuinely two of my favourite series of books
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    edited October 2023
    ken_shabby said:
    I like history and read a lot of history books (fiction and non fiction). But I'm currrently reading the Conn Iggulden books about Genghis khan so no provocation to think about the Romans then. My daughter is learning latin (bizarrely it's comulsory in Spain at her age) but beyond occasionally pointing out what a useless subject that is, it doesn't provoke me to 'think about Romans'. 

    Unless something specific occurs (visiting a Roman Villa, watching Gladiator etc) I rarely think about Romans or their empire. And to be honest, I think that survey is rubbish.
    Alea Jacta Est (which I half remember from Asterix books).
    There is a great deal of knowledge (taught) about the Roman Empire, the British Empire and the exploits of Alexander - but relatively little about the Mongol Empire.

    Genghis Khan was arguably the greatest conqueror the world has ever seen - not necessarily all good of course but incredibly impressive when you bear in mind Temugin controlled the largest contiguous land empire in world history. I've read a bit about him but know much less than I should and I intend to correct that when retirement gives me more time. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,956
    Think about it more in July and August.
  • Pelham123
    Pelham123 Posts: 379
    Quite often when travelling on Watling Street locally.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    I live just off a roman road so quite a bit but never for very long.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,623
    The Leicester Square Empire showed better movies 
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  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    Have I missed this larger context of this thread? Feel like I'm being whooshed
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,956
    Chunes said:
    Have I missed this larger context of this thread? Feel like I'm being whooshed
    https://news.sky.com/story/how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire-expert-has-thoughts-on-the-new-tiktok-trend-12971043
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    North Lower Neil said:
    Chunes said:
    Have I missed this larger context of this thread? Feel like I'm being whooshed
    https://news.sky.com/story/how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire-expert-has-thoughts-on-the-new-tiktok-trend-12971043
    Thanks
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    I do enjoy reading about them and the series Rome was one of my favs. 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    I think about Seneca and Marcus Aurelius a lot. Less so The Roman Empire. 
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    What business of yours is it anyway what I'm thinking?
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Hardly ever 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,623
    Chizz said:
    How often do you think about it? 

    XXIV / VII
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    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Written by a Charlton fan.








  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    GetYerCoreyOut said:
    I don't like to gatekeep but personally hate this trend, because now every person will sit there and say "everyday" when in reality they're not that interested nor thinking about the Roman Empire at all. Apologies for the mini rant.
    Under the radar hilarious post of the year

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