> Also why don't we see similar things in modern times, why don't wee see poor undeveloped nations successfully invading large developed countries? We will, in

> Also why don't we see similar things in modern times, why don't wee see poor undeveloped nations successfully invading large developed countries? We will, in time. But there’s a huge technology gap in weapons and warfare compared to the past. I believe they could conquer and grow by recruiting the people and resources of the conquered. Making larger targets more achievable. So it was a process. It’s not that a conqueror had the resources and people needed to begin with or got them through peaceful growth. That said, in modern times, the west is so outnumbered and richer than the east that it’s likely only a matter of time before this happens.