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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Aliases: cato-elder, cato-elders, cato-the-elders, elder, elders

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Cato the Elder

Roman senator whose alarm at Carthage's recovery is used to explain the push to destroy Carthage.

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Historical interpretation of the lead-up to the Third Punic War

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Cato the Elder's shock at a wealthy, recovered Carthage leads him to insist that Rome must destroy Carthage before it becomes a threat again.

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Rome's Cult Of No Surrender

2024-11-07, day precision · Civilization #14: Hannibal Barca, Lucius Brutus, and the Triumph of Rome

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"...is over 50 years later Rome a Roman senator named Cato the Elder he visits Carthage because he's curious what's happened to Carthage after..."

Rome's Cult Of No Surrender

2024-11-07, day precision · Civilization #14: Hannibal Barca, Lucius Brutus, and the Triumph of Rome

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"...It's basically able to pay off pay Rome off. And Cato the Elder he is traumatized by this. He goes back to Rome and..."

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