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Carthago delenda est
Carthago delenda est, "Carthage must be destroyed", is a Latin phrase associated with the Roman senator Cato the Elder, who is said to have ended his speeches with it. It expresses Roman hostility to Carthage in the years before the Third Punic War. The war ended with the destruction of Carthage and the end of the Punic Empire in 146 BCE.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carthago delenda est. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carthago-delenda-est
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