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Roman Empire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (UK)
• /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

The sense something that one frequently thinks about is a reference to the "How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?" meme, popularized on Instagram and TikTok around September 2023.

Meanings

1. (Internet) An unexpected or apparently random topic that one frequently thinks about.
   • Prions are my Roman Empire. I swear I think of prions absurdly more than anyone should. The fact that they exist and can do that amount of damage is haunting. 2023 December 3, u/8Jennyx, “What's a fact you wish you didn't know?”, in Reddit, r/AskReddit, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • No one understands how much I crave this. I yearn for this. This is my Roman Empire. You visualize an apple in your head, I visualize this at all times 2023 October 15, @lexkwondo, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • Wondering why they are feuding can be an occasional Roman Empire for me. 2023 December 17, u/HiLittleDarling, “Let's Discuss, Hollywood Siblings”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • So, that is why I say Halloween is my Roman Empire. It’s exciting, it’s fun, and it makes my inner child happy. I feel like almost all my art has a whisper of Halloween somehow, don’t you think? 2024 October 1, Marybel Martin, “Halloween is my Roman Empire”, in Marybel Martin:
   • For some of us, our Roman Empire actually is the Roman Empire. 2026 June 20, “The last Romans are still around”, in Signore Galilei (blog), archived from the original on 25 Jun 2026:
   • I have a rotating set of Roman empires, currently it seems to be Foolish & Philza as a duo cause the amount of feral energy that floods me every time I see something regarding them....I adore them 2023 December 5, @GenevaWren38, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • “My Roman Empire is the fact that I have thought about the desire to be smaller every single day for the past 20 years,” she says in a video posted on Oct. 18. 2023 October 26, Neia Balao, quoting Alexandra Gulla, “‘The desire to be smaller’: These women reveal that their ‘Roman Empire’ is tied to body image, and others agree”, in Yahoo!:
   • The size of my body used to be my Roman Empire, and I know I’m not alone. […] Body image is consuming. For so many of us, it’s our Roman Empire. 2023 December 8, Laura Henshaw, “Living Well with Laura Henshaw: body image used to be my Roman Empire”, in Vogue:
   • Yeah we had a big convo about this at work. I work in a pharmacy which is like 90% women (it's the best) and we collectively decided our "Roman empire" is either Genghis Khan or blood clots, and the teenage version was toxic shock syndrome lol 2023 October 4, u/Soggy_Biscuit_, “Whats your version of the Roman empire?”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:
   • the dinner party episode from fleabag is my roman empire 2023 September 18, @fleabagreact, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024:

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Roman Empire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (UK)
• /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

The sense something that one frequently thinks about is a reference to the "How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?" meme, popularized on Instagram and TikTok around September 2023.

Meanings

1. (historical) An ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
2. (archaic, historical) The Holy Roman Empire.

Forms

Coordinates

Roman Republic · Western Roman Empire · Byzantine Empire · Roman Kingdom

Deriveds

Revived Roman Empire · Medieval Roman Empire

Synonyms

Rome

Translations (87)

mk Римска империја (ancient Latin empire) · pl Imperium Rzymskie (ancient Latin empire) · eu Erromatar Inperioa (ancient Latin empire) · fo Rómverjaríkið (ancient Latin empire) · be Ры́мская імпе́рыя (ancient Latin empire) · fi Rooman imperiumi (ancient Latin empire) · et Rooma impeerium (ancient Latin empire) · et Rooma riik (ancient Latin empire) · sa रोमकविषय (ancient Latin empire) · vi Đế quốc La Mã (ancient Latin empire) · sl Rimski imperij (ancient Latin empire) · ru Ри́мская импе́рия (ancient Latin empire) · he האימפריה הרומית (ancient Latin empire) · ta உரோமப்பேரரசு (ancient Latin empire) · la Imperium Rōmānum (ancient Latin empire) · hy Հռոմեական Կայսրություն (ancient Latin empire) · ms Empayar Rom (ancient Latin empire) · cy Yr Ymerodraeth Rufeinig (ancient Latin empire) · fa-ira اِمْپِراطوریِ روم (ancient Latin empire) · mk Римско царство (ancient Latin empire) · ro Imperiul Roman (ancient Latin empire) · af Romeinse Keiserryk (ancient Latin empire) · es Imperio romano (ancient Latin empire) · sh Rimsko carstvo (ancient Latin empire) · fa-ira اِمْپِراتوریِ روم (ancient Latin empire) · lv Romas impērija (ancient Latin empire) · lo ຈັກກະພົບໂຣມັນ (ancient Latin empire) · ja ローマ帝国 (ancient Latin empire) · km ចក្រភពរ៉ូម (ancient Latin empire) · cmn 羅馬帝國 /罗马帝国 (ancient Latin empire) · it Impero romano (ancient Latin empire) · eo Romia Imperio (ancient Latin empire) · ang Rōmāna rīċe (ancient Latin empire) · cs Římská říše (ancient Latin empire) · is Rómaveldi (ancient Latin empire) · hi रोमन साम्राज्य (ancient Latin empire) · yi רוימישע אימפּעריע (ancient Latin empire) · pl Cesarstwo Rzymskie (ancient Latin empire) · sv Romerska riket (ancient Latin empire) · my ရောမအင်ပါယာ (ancient Latin empire) · bg Ри́мска импе́рия (ancient Latin empire) · ca Imperi romà (ancient Latin empire) · grc Ῥωμανία (ancient Latin empire) · sh Римско царство (ancient Latin empire) · tl Imperyong Romano (ancient Latin empire) · az Roma İmperiyası (ancient Latin empire) · ur رومی سَلْطَنَت (ancient Latin empire) · bn রোমান সাম্রাজ্য (ancient Latin empire) · sk Rímske cisárstvo (ancient Latin empire) · nb Romerriket (ancient Latin empire) · de Römerreich (ancient Latin empire) · kk Рим империясы (ancient Latin empire) · ka რომის იმპერია (ancient Latin empire) · de Römisches Reich (ancient Latin empire) · th จักรวรรดิโรมัน (ancient Latin empire) · lt Romos imperija (ancient Latin empire) · fi Rooman valtakunta (ancient Latin empire) · pt Império Romano (ancient Latin empire) · af Romeinse Ryk (ancient Latin empire) · grc Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων (ancient Latin empire) · hu Római Császárság (ancient Latin empire) · sv Romarriket (ancient Latin empire) · fr Empire romain (ancient Latin empire) · nl Romeinse Rijk (ancient Latin empire) · ta உரோமானிய பேரரசு (ancient Latin empire) · yue 羅馬帝國 /罗马帝国 (ancient Latin empire) · mr रोमन साम्राज्य (ancient Latin empire) · el Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων (ancient Latin empire) · el Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία (ancient Latin empire) · sq Perandoria Romake (ancient Latin empire) · nn Romarriket (ancient Latin empire) · be Ры́мская iмпэ́рыя (ancient Latin empire) · gl Imperio Romano (ancient Latin empire) · ga Impireacht na Róimhe (ancient Latin empire) · id Kekaisaran Romawi (ancient Latin empire) · ko 로마 제국 (ancient Latin empire) · is Rómverska heimsveldið (ancient Latin empire) · uk Ри́мська імпе́рія (ancient Latin empire) · fy Romeinske Ryk (ancient Latin empire) · nds-de Röömsch Riek (ancient Latin empire) · tk Rim imperiýasy (ancient Latin empire) · da Romerriget (ancient Latin empire) · lb Réimescht Räich (ancient Latin empire) · ar اَلْإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةُ الرُّومَانِيَّة (ancient Latin empire) · hu Római Birodalom (ancient Latin empire) · tr Roma İmparatorluğu (ancient Latin empire) · mn Ромын эзэнт гүрэн (ancient Latin empire)