| − | Cato the Censor, also called Cato the Elder, lived from 234 to 149 BC. He was a Senator, soldier, and consul of the [[Roman Republic]]. He urged Rome to destroy [[Carthage]], ending every speech with the famous phrase ''"Carthago delenda est"'', "Carthage must be destroyed". | + | {{stub}}Cato the Censor, also called Cato the Elder, lived from 234 to 149 BC. He was a Senator, soldier, and consul of the [[Roman Republic]]. He urged Rome to destroy [[Carthage]], ending every speech with the famous phrase ''"Carthago delenda est"'', "Carthage must be destroyed". |