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Of course, not all men think about the Roman Empire regularly, and of course there were videos of men saying they never ponder it at all. The phenomenon was enough to spark expert discourse, though.

The Roman Empire was polytheistic - this means that people worshipped more than one god. Wealthy and poor Romans shared the same religion – this was one of the only aspects of life they shared.

A lot of people living in the Roman empire didn’t know the names of their emperors either. “Most Romans in Britain didn’t know who was on the throne,” she says.

Personally, I don’t remember ever really thinking about the Roman Empire, except for if it was referenced in a book or piece of media. And then, like others, I spiralled.