Jason Momoa can't stop thinking about the Roman Empire in hilarious ‘SNL' sketch

The Roman Empire remains top-of-mind for men across the world, including those on “Saturday Night Live.”

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Jason Momoa hosted the iconic late night sketch comedy show for the second time on Saturday, Nov. 18 alongside first time musical guest, Tate McRae.

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The episode featured a digital short that talked about mens’ favorite internet topic of 2023 — the Roman Empire.

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When September came around, TikTok posts with the hashtag #romanempire got millions of hits.

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with women asking the men in their life how often they thought of the Roman Empire. Spoiler alert: a lot, apparently

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Even travel writer and television personality Rick Steves told TODAY.com in October that he fell victim to the trend, though that was more likely due to his job than anything else

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