LATIN PROVERBS

CARTHAGO DELENDA EST

  At the height of the Punic Wars, fight between Rome and Carthage from 264-146 BCE, a Roman statesman named Cato the Elder had a habit of ending all of his speeches to the Senate with the motto "Carthago delenda est," or "Carthage must be destroyed." His words quickly became a popular and rousing motto in Ancient Rome. Nowadays, it can be used figuratively to express absolute support for an idea or course of action.

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