Black Swans and the Great Man Theory of History

Why History is not Inevitable

“I am afraid of an army of sheep lead by a lion”

In the ancient world, Achaemenid Persia was the center of the universe. For 200 years, the known world; from India to Ionia; from Scythia to Egypt, was under the rule of a single state. Gold and silver flowed towards Persepolis, and in exchange, there was peace.