Sublime

my husband solo built a VERY complex game that lets you act as a central state planner. unlike in Civ, you control taxes, but individual citizens are free to choose what to produce. you can introspect the choices they make based on your economic policies, like an econ experiment https://t.co/xFQfvxQUNP

By the end of the sixth century a number of overlords were able to wield imperium over other kings by virtue of military superiority, political astuteness and luck. The most powerful of these must find a means to administer the increasing complexities of their domains while providing alternative career paths for an ever-expanding stable of rivals

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Kings’ legitimacy was earned through a combination of sword-wielding leadership in war and noble bloodline – as the sons or grandsons of men who had been kings (or at least great lords) three or four generations in the past. In Ireland, that birthright was called rigdomna – eligibility to rule. In the absence of legitimacy, power was seized by main

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Islamic rule under the early khalifas (caliphs) depended on tribal garrisons watching over the unreliable townsmen. It was not a lasting solution. Under urban conditions, tribal unity weakened. There was no aristocracy to apply a feudal remedy, and the problem of government was control of the towns. The answer was found in recruiting military

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