html Empires' Descent into Madness

The Great Empires' Downfall: A Timetable of Tyranny

Year 3000 BCE: The First Golden Age of Empire (Babylon, Egypt, etc.)

Where once the mighty pyramids stood tall, their pharaohs now cower in fear, beset by invading hordes of nomadic horsemen.

See the Empire Strikes Back: A Tale of Imperial Hubris

Year 500 CE: The Roman Empire, Now in Its 500th Year of Rule (and Decline)

The once-magnificent Colosseum now lies in ruins, its marble pillars shattered by barbarian hordes and internal strife.

Witness the Empire of Thin Disguises, a masterclass in Imperial Dissimulation

Year 1800 CE: The Ottoman Empire, Now in Its 1800th Year of Rule (and Desperation)

Once the center of the known world, the Ottoman capital of Istanbul now teeters on the brink of collapse, as janissaries jostle with janitors.

See the Empire of the Same Old Things, a tale of stagnation and decline

And so the empires rise and fall, like so many dominoes in a game of global conquest.