Cato is famous for urging destruction of [[Carthage]], with the plea he made at the end of every speech he gave, "Carthago delenda est", Carthage must be destroyed. At the end of the [[Third Punic War]], Cato got his wish, as the victorious Romans destroyed the city of Carthage and sold its inhabitants into [[slavery]]. | Cato is famous for urging destruction of [[Carthage]], with the plea he made at the end of every speech he gave, "Carthago delenda est", Carthage must be destroyed. At the end of the [[Third Punic War]], Cato got his wish, as the victorious Romans destroyed the city of Carthage and sold its inhabitants into [[slavery]]. |