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- Carthago delenda est
Latin phrase used by Cato the Elder
' ("Furthermore, I consider that Carthage must be destroyed"), often abbreviated to ' or ' ("Carthage must be destroyed"), is a Latin oratorical phrase pronounced by Cato the Elder, a politician of the Roman Republic. The phrase originates from debates held in the Roman Senate prior to the Third Punic War (149–146 BC) between Rome and Carthage. Cato is said to have used the phrase as the conclusio... Wikipedia
