I know this is a joke/meme, but I sincerely think of the Roman Empire a surprising amount of times. I find myself obsessing over how Roman citizens were living just as complex lives as we are today, or about Marcus Aurelius’ life and philosophy, or about how the Republic fell and became a totalitarian state.
I have no idea when the list time I thought about Rome at all, let alone in any sort of in-depth way. I know that I’ve learned a bit in school and I went through a you tube history phase but aside from those exceptions… never?