History Is Cyclical and Repeats Itsself

"I like to view empires and cultures in general as organisms in an environment," he says. "And when that environment changes around them, they have to change or else they're going to die off." If your evil empire is in your story or your world is teetering on the brink, it might not necessarily be corruption. It just might be that it either refuses or can't change with the times, which would be quite frankly an interesting storyline".