Glossary
The 149-146 BCE destruction of Carthage, used here to explain the loss of Carthaginian sources.
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Third Punic War
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...like, the historical equivalent is when the Romans started the Third Punic War by going to Carthage and saying, you know what? We had..."
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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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Jiang says Romans habitually blamed enemies for starting wars; against Carthage they created pretexts, demanded weapons, then demanded the city move inland before destroying it.
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"...argument? Carthaginians. Yeah. Okay. All right. So, Rome, in the third Punic War from 149 to 146, they would go and destroy Carthage. They..."
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"Does that make sense? And that's what makes Rome unique. Rome has been united for most of its history whereas most places like Greece..."
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"Okay? It's basically able to pay off pay Rome off. And Cato the Elder he is traumatized by this. He goes back to Rome..."
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"The Carthaginians believed the Romans and thought if they surrender all their weapons they go away. The Romans got all these weapons they were..."
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"...like, the historical equivalent is when the Romans started the Third Punic War by going to Carthage and saying, you know what? We had..."
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"...Punic War. They surrender the Second Punic War. And the Third Punic War, guess what happens? They're going to be wiped out by the..."
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"...siege of Carthage that lasted many, many years in the Third Punic War. The Romans, if they don't like you, they will come and..."
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