That's why the Genghis Khan Mongols are still totally run Eurasia.
Clearly peoples change. The biggest changes are that the more success you see, the more corruption. If the bribe or even the old-buddydom are how generals are decided, isn't it stupid to expect anything other than that fine perfect Battle of the Teutoburg Forest? That happened because, unlike Caesar, Varus wasn't smart to start from the easy turf, but went the stupidest way, by mountain and forest.
And peoples get tired of empire and war and conquering. Italy and Turkey today are tired of empire and war.
Clearly peoples change. The biggest changes are that the more success you see, the more corruption. If the bribe or even the old-buddydom are how generals are decided, isn't it stupid to expect anything other than that fine perfect Battle of the Teutoburg Forest? That happened because, unlike Caesar, Varus wasn't smart to start from the easy turf, but went the stupidest way, by mountain and forest.
And peoples get tired of empire and war and conquering. Italy and Turkey today are tired of empire and war.