How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

[Caliga]

Weekly.  Back when I was doing Roman re-enacting, daily.

[garbon]

To be honest I always thought the Byzantine fanboi-ism was a bit

Judith Herrin's book came out in all gold and I was:

[Josquius]

Like  lot of Euros I sort of do via abstract means almost daily- the only thing stopping it being daily is I don't necessarily leave the house every day.
I live something like 10 metres from the course of Hadrians Wall, just around the corner this fact is prominently marked on the pavement, lots of stuff is named for the fact around here, ranging from the authentic Fossway (the old course of the ditch near the wall) through to so many sports clubs, clinics, etc... being named Hadrian Doo-Dah.

More directly...yeah maybe weekly something I read leads me there.

[mongers]

Like  lot of Euros I sort of do via abstract means almost daily- the only thing stopping it being daily is I don't necessarily leave the house every day.
I live something like 10 metres from the course of Hadrians Wall, just around the corner this fact is prominently marked on the pavement, lots of stuff is named for the fact around here, ranging from the authentic Fossway (the old course of the ditch near the wall) through to so many sports clubs, clinics, etc... being named Hadrian Doo-Dah.

More directly...yeah maybe weekly something I read leads me there.

Nice.

[Tamas]

You guys have made me realise despite moving from Hungary to England, I have ever only lived within the former borders of tbe Roman Empire.

[viper37]

To be honest I always thought the Byzantine fanboi-ism was a bit

Well, from our pov, it's a bit weird.  I suppose for people with a Greek heritage, it's different?

[Josquius]

Byzantium has cool vibes in being "hidden" history.

You learn Rome ended in the early first millennium and that was that but then outside school you see this entire backup empire that was completely hidden for you and had an interesting millennium beyond the end of the western empire.

That and purple is cool.

[celedhring]

You guys have made me realise despite moving from Hungary to England, I have ever only lived within the former borders of tbe Roman Empire.

Mmmmm... I seem to have spent just 4 years living outside of them myself.

[Barrister]

Byzantium has cool vibes in being "hidden" history.

You learn Rome ended in the early first millennium and that was that but then outside school you see this entire backup empire that was completely hidden for you and had an interesting millennium beyond the end of the western empire.

That and purple is cool.

I mean - maybe it was hidden history in grade school...

It's just an epic tragic story.  It survives the fall of the west, but continues to struggle against Persia.  Just when they think Persia is beat, then come the arabs.  They're involved in the Crusades.  Then the turks slowly whittle them away.  The 4th Crusade comes as a stab in the back, the rebirth, and then the ultimate fall.  Just the siege in 1453 of Constantinople is epic enough.

[Maladict]

Probably close to daily. I studied the later Roman Empire at university and half-heartedly try to keep up with the research. There are books about things Roman scattered in about every room in my house.

Judith Herrin's book came out in all gold and I was:

Including that one placed quite prominently

I'm also conscious of moving in and out of Roman territory while traveling around the country, even in my commute. I was born on Roman soil and prefer to be buried there as well.

[grumbler]

I seldom think about the Roman Empire, but every couple of weeks some US politician will say or do something that causes me to harken back to the final years of the Roman Republic.  Sometimes I even pick up The Storm Before the Storm to verify that what I recall is accurate.

[viper37]

but every couple of weeks some US politician will say or do something that causes me to harken back to the final years of the Roman Republic.

Ah, I am not alone!

[viper37]

To answer the initial question more seriously, I usually think of the Romans once in a while.  There's always something reminding me of the Romans, a book mentioning something Roman, a movie, a tv show, a archeological discovery, etc.

It's hard to appreciated history, live in a western nation and never think of the Romans.

[Grey Fox]

I don't think of it that often, probably monthly. Usually when I look at my map of the extensions of the Empire.

[Admiral Yi]

Whenever I read something, or see a show or movie.  When i throw a Latin tag into conversation.  Maybe once a week.