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When was the last time you thought about the Roman empire? The question might have become a well-worn joke on social media over the past year, but one subset of people who clearly think about it all the time are studio executives. With Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 gathering buzz, and Roman shows such as Sky Atlantic’s Domina and Germany’s Barbarians airing in recent years, the ancient imperial power is on the corporate brain.