Obsessed with the Romans

A few biblical reasons to think about the Roman Empire

My wife recently asked a curious question out of the blue: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? She had been pulled into one of those dreaded Internet memes, this one about why a bunch of men are obsessed with the Roman Empire.

I am not among them, but I answered my wife’s question: “The only time I think about the Roman Empire is when it comes…