How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

That’s the question Angel asked Eugene and Dean after seeing this viral video on Instagram.

@hannahkbrown Never once do I think of such things. How is this real?! #romanempire ♬ original sound – Hannah Brown

The Roman Empire! It’s been almost two millennia since it hit its prime, and you’d think that by now, it would be nothing more than a distant historical memory, right? Wrong!

It turns out, many men out there are still head-over-sandals obsessed with it. So, Angel grabbed gladiator sandals to find out about this peculiar phenomenon among Cape Town men and many others across the globe.