Civilization 6 and The Fate of Empires

The Fate of Empires by John Glubb is a work that has managed to pervade many discussions of history, casual and academic, despite lacking the rigor of a genuine academic undertaking. I thought I'd explore that while also going over what the actual "fall" of empires looks like, while also exploring Civilization 6's approach to "falls." It was a tough call between using Civ and Age of Empires to demonstrate this, but I think AoE kind of lacks mechanics that really show downturns. You just lose when some guy converts your catapult to Christianity and it betrays you.

Thanks to the people who've been engaging with my work. Part of me generally assumed I was being too stubborn and niche when I decided to critique strategy games for their history, but apparently this work appeals to some people out there, which is great.

At this point, I'm fairly certain there won't be a 100 sub Q&A because I'm already past 200 by a little.

Oh also I forgot to ask people to subscribe or whatever, so maybe it still counts if I do it here, 500 words deep into a description.

NOTE: The credits of songs are wrong because Lacrimae was copyright claimed and so I swapped it for a Vic 2 track. Sorry for any confusion.
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00:00 intro
02:38 Civ and rising and falling
05:37 Glubb and his theory
11:55 Where Civ and Glubb meet
19:37 conclusion
21:19 Outro
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The ‪@Shaun_vids‬  video I mentioned:
Stefan Molyneux's Fall of Rome - A Re...

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