Why Are American Men Obsessed With the Roman Empire? Historians Speculate As To Why

American men think about the Roman Empire every day or at least several times a week, according to a Tik-Tok survey, as reported by The Washington Post. U.S. men can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire, The (UK) Guardian reports. Do they think, perhaps, that the U.S. is the Roman Empire reincarnated, and like its predecessor, will sooner or later, fall?

Cullen Murphy wrote a book on the Roman empire—and sees parallels everywhere.