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'''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". | '''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". | ||
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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".