Carthago Delenda Est: Who Caused the Punic Wars?

In his explanation about the Punjab war, Polybius said, "My argument is to consider the most important part of historical work, the consequences of that event, the accompanying circumstances, and the most important reasons" Said. Libyas recognized the complex relationship between the environment, its cause and its consequences and tried to explain why Rome broke Carthagin in his explanation of the Punjab War. For centuries Rome and Carthage have lived peacefully with each other. And their range of influence is enough to avoid conflict.

In his later years he became a prolific writer, an important politician, and later everyone knew that "Cartago must be destroyed." His actual discourse is rising) argument). He died in 149 years before the end of the third Poeni war. During his own life and later, Cato was known for his speech. As a senator, Kato should have made some speech about various political events, and his extraordinary career as a nostalgic gay and examiner offered him many opportunities. Combining his passion and emotion

The Romans who represent the ideals of republicanism, Marcus Porcasus Kato, the young Kato the Younger (95 to 46 years old BC), the grandson of Kato "the day before the delegation of Carthage" declared the third I encouraged him to go to the next Poeni war. - "Carthagini must be destroyed!" Kato The Younger is a Senator who is known for his quirky customs, severe austerity and lack of humor - a combination of Mahatma Gandhi, John the Baptist and Ralph Nader Then. He is often wearing a robe and he does not wear shoes or underwear. His relationship with the lady is unstable and unhappy. His public behavior is temperate, and his lifestyle is not luxurious, but he is drinking by himself. Cato is not a satisfied person, it is preferred to exist. But his stubborn Roman virtue and Republican principle sticking are not the same. Kato and Julius Caesar are enemies, and Kato warns of his power patron of Rome Cesar, his patriot

At the same time, in the West, due to the tough policy of Rome, doubts were raised about the revival and prosperity of Cartago, and the demands of the extremist Carthaginian delegation ("Carthago must be destroyed"). The Romans accidentally caused the third Poeni war and besieged Carthage. Carthagin has bravely resisted for three years. They destroyed the city in 146 BC, destroyed Corinth the same year, and merged the territory into one state. Even in the position as a guardian of the rights of the people, most of the senators are embarrassed. So by the middle of the 2nd century BC the government went to the hands of wealthy self-oriented senators, and it was increasingly unable to cope with the problems of world governance.