Competition and Cooperation in the Dynamics of Imperial Invasion: A Strategic Model
In the evolution of every great empire of antiquity, the process of invasion was so inextricably interwoven that even the most powerful empire was incapable of escaping its barbarizing effect. A sudden invasion imposed major perturbation to a massive, centrally-organised system within a relatively shorter period and became a long-lasting destabilizing factor that brought drastic changes in the productivity, economy, man-power, and social order of the system. In order to understand such a vibrant dynamics as an interplay between competition and cooperation, here we show how a simple prototype can be constructed by taking into account some of the essential sociophysical processes in their simplest settings. The simulation of the model visualizes how the outcomes depend on factors such as the strength of the invaders, defensive manoeuvre of the empire and its internal configuration.
