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Seriously, though. How often do you think of the Roman Empire? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Empire? Rarely

Republic? All the time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Empire was the most powerful nation to ever exist. The Republic was merely a bunch of rich people who thought they were great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The empire was also a bunch of rich guys who thought they were great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, but they were actually great this time.