I spend a lot of time thinking about the Roman Empire.

And I didn't even need a meme to do it

Sep 16, 2023

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(This post was updated at 7:55 p.m. on Saturday, 9/16/23 to correctly identify Martin Short as a cast member in ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ My apologies for that one.)

Colosseum arena photography — Photo by David Köhler on Unsplash

Hi. I’m John. And I spend an awful lot of time thinking about the Roman Empire.

How much you ask?

Well, honestly, probably multiple times daily — and I…

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