The Roman Empire has become an online trend where women ask their male friends how often they think about the time period.

What started as a small joke erupted and expanded into something more. Now, TikTok and other social media users are explaining what they think about often. 

LSU sophomore Christian Gladney said that the Roman Empire crosses his mind on random occasions. He said he would be driving and think, “Wow, we used to ride horses everywhere,” and that he could picture himself arriving on horseback, dressed in armor and sword in hand to take a test in Himes Hall.

“The fact that it has become a viral trend goes to show that I guess I am not the only person in the world to have these weird thoughts about that day and age every now and then,” Gladney said.

When Gladney isn’t thinking about the Roman Empire, he thinks about how Rosa Parks was still alive when the first two “Shrek” movies were released. 

“I think about this fact a lot, and it really throws other people for a loop when I tell them,” he said. 

Sophomores Allison Cooke and Erin Pawelczyk agreed that their Roman Empire is the Tudor family and King Henry VIII and his six wives. 

“I think about what they were like in person and what they would’ve done if they hadn’t married Henry,” Cooke said. 

LSU sophomore Caroline Zaudtke went into detail about how her Roman Empire is Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s “Moulin Rouge” ice skating performance at PyeongChang in 2018. 

“That is the last ice skating routine they ever did together, won gold and they didn’t fall in love,” Zaudtke said. “They have been ice skating together their whole lives, and I am certain they are in love.” 

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LSU sophomore Quinn Buchanan said 15% of his day goes into thinking about the Roman Empire. When he isn’t thinking about it, his mind is on hooping.

On the other hand, sophomore Brandon Taylor said that he doesn’t think about the ancient empire that often. Taylor’s Roman Empire is the Houston Astros. 

“I played baseball my whole life, and I am from Houston. They are my team,” Taylor said. 

Sophomore Adam Ben Hmida hasn’t considered the Roman Empire since middle school. He said he often thinks about how people live without electricity and survive, while we’re “snapchatting and doing whatever.”

Freshman KJ Brothers said he thinks about the Roman Empire twice a week, while sophomore Murphy Haile thinks about it about every two weeks.

Haile said that he enjoys watching documentaries about the time period. When he isn’t doing that, he finds himself thinking about conspiracy theories.

All of her teacher’s threats to spoil “Avengers Endgame” during class in high school is Lauryn Rosenthal’s Roman Empire. She said that she often thinks about people threatening to spoil it if she wouldn’t give up her spot in the lunch line. 

While the Roman Empire was almost 1,500 years ago, it seems to be on everyone’s mind lately, and now it seems to be more than just men thinking about it.