Governement Types

[Raz]

Many consider the first totalitarian regimes to have begun in the 20th century, which include the communist regimes of the Soviet Union and Cuba, ...... However some argue that totalitarianism has existed centuries prior, such as in ancient China under the political leadership of Prime Minister Li Si who helped the Qin dynasty unify China. Li Si adopted the political philosophy of Legalism as the ruling philosophical thought of China and restricted political activities and destroyed all literature and killed scholars who did not support Legalism. Totalitarianism was also used by the Spartan state in Ancient Greece. Its “educational system” was part of the totalitarian military society. The oligarchy running the state machine dictated every aspect of life, including the rearing of children.

Disagree, and I will burn all of your reading material.
But true, it was never used during the timeframe of Empires, but it would be interesting in game... "Your massive empire is on the brink of self-destruction, it's going to collapse in on itself as soon as you press the "End Turn" button, you can either accept this fate or kill every single person who disagrees with your regime" - sure, since half of your population is now dead, you won't be raking in profits from those farmers in the country-side, but at least your empire isn't going to collapse.