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The Brian Lehrer Show

Ever Think About the Roman Empire?

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A recent TikTok trend of asking men how often they think about the Roman Empire has gone viral. Kevin Feeney, a faculty fellow at New York University who teaches Roman history, breaks down the obsession and explains what Ancient Rome and the United States have in common, and listeners to call in and share why they think about the Roman Empire so much.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So in our last minutes today, a recent TikTok trend of women asking the men in their lives,

0:20.3

how often they think about the Roman Empire has gone viral.

0:24.8

Have you seen it?

0:25.8

In the videos, women sound pretty shocked to discover that some men think about eating

0:29.9

ancient Rome on a regular basis ranging from a few times a week to even daily.

0:36.2

Here are just a few examples under the hashtag Roman Empire on TikTok that has gone

0:42.0

100 millions of views.

0:43.0

Just how many times in general do you think about the Roman Empire?

0:47.0

Probably not a lot, why?

0:50.0

Not a lot.

0:51.0

What was the last time you thought about it?

0:54.0

Maybe a week or two ago?

0:58.0

The Roman Empire was a very big part in history.

1:01.0

How often, slash ever, do you think about the Roman Empire?

1:05.0

Not crazy often.

1:09.0

I think more than the average adult and not often.

1:12.0

I don't know, probably like three or four times a week, I'm thinking about it.

1:15.0

You're kidding.

1:16.0

Often do I think about it?

1:17.0

Yeah.

1:18.0

There's some people like every day.

1:23.0

Yeah, every day.

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