Throughout history numerous leaders have attempted to conquer the world by uniting all nations under one banner. So far, no one has been able to accomplish this daunting task. It seems that the more powerful one nation becomes, the more likely it is that this nation's neighbors will ally to ensure the downfall of the ambitious commander, and Civilizations tend to fall under their own weight too. Still, it may ultimately be easier to take the world by force than by peaceful consensus.