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Cato was known for finishing nearly every speech in the Senate, regardless of the subject, with the phrase ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam—"Moreover, I am of the opinion that Carthage ought to be destroyed". In particular, the growing Roman Republic sought the famously rich agricultural lands of Carthage and its African territories ...
Their warships all sailed to Utica and were burnt in the harbour. Once Carthage was disarmed, the consuls made the further demand that the Carthaginians abandon their city and relocate 16 kilometres (10 mi) away from the sea; Carthage would then be destroyed. The Carthaginians abandoned negotiations and prepared to defend their city. [37] [38] [39]
Ruins in Carthage The location of Carthage in North Africa Ceterum (autem) censeo Carthaginem esse delendam ("Furthermore, I think that Carthage must be destroyed"), often abbreviated to Carthago delenda est or delenda est Carthago ("Carthage must be destroyed"), is a Latin oratorical phrase pronounced by Cato the Elder , a politician of the ...
Carthage's warships all sailed to Utica and were burnt in the harbour. [62] Once Carthage was disarmed, Censorinus made the further demand that the Carthaginians abandon their city and relocate 16 km (10 mi) away from the sea; Carthage would then be destroyed. [62] [63] The Carthaginians abandoned negotiations and prepared to defend their city ...
Aeneas tells Dido of the fall of Troy. (Guérin 1815)Carthage was founded by Phoenicians coming from the Levant.The city's name in Phoenician language means "New City". [5] There is a tradition in some ancient sources, such as Philistos of Syracuse, for an "early" foundation date of around 1215 BC – that is before the fall of Troy in 1180 BC; however, Timaeus of Taormina, a Greek historian ...
Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC, but re-founded as the Roman Carthage in 49 BC. The temple of Juno Caelestis was founded on the order of emperor Marcus Aurelius, which gives a date for its founded to between 161 and 180 AD. It was founded by the city forum, and became one of the main buildings of the city, dominating Carthage.
Carthage [a] was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilization of Ancient Carthage and later Roman ...
Carthage: A Biography. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781003119685. Hoyos, Dexter (2019). Carthage's Other Wars: Carthaginian Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome. Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 9781781593578. Miles, Richard (2010). Carthage must be destroyed: the rise and fall of an ancient Mediterranean civilization.