Years ago, I did an epistle on the rise and fall of empires. As a student of history and international relations, my study exposed me to several empires that have risen and crumbled. I made reference to the Persian empire, Han dynasty, Umayyad Caliphate, Mongol empire, Ottoman Empire, Spanish empire, Songhai Empire founded from the ruin of the Malian empire, not forgetting also the Roman empire that lasted for 1000yrs until Romulus, the last of...