Carthage was so resilient that it paid off the penalties imposed by Rome to cripple it, and Cato advocated its total destruction to rid Rome of its rival for control of the Western Mediterranean.
There being a Senator who said Carthage must be destroyed was just propaganda.
And Carthage must be destroyed.
Cato the Elder of Rome.
carthage delendia est
Cato the Elder.
Only if I was a Roman who feared Carthage's resurgence after being defeated in two wars.
There being a Senator who said Carthage must be destroyed was just propaganda.
cato
And Carthage must be destroyed.
Cato the Elder of Rome.
It was Cato the Elder.
Cato the Elder's oft-repeated 'and I think Carthage must be destroyed'.
Roman senator Cato the Elder.
Cato the Elder.
Yes, Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Elder, was the senator who famously ended his speeches with the phrase "Carthage must be destroyed." He believed that Carthage posed a threat to Rome and urged for its destruction.
Cato the Elder was the Roman senator that said,"Carthage must be destroyed."
the Roman senator Cato the Elder.