Carthage Must Be Destroyed: New Excavations in the Punic Neighborhoods

Carthage Must Be Destroyed: New Excavations in the Punic Neighborhoods

“Carthage Must Be Destroyed”: New Excavations in the Punic NeighborhoodsThe phrase “Carthage must be destroyed”—repeated by the Roman statesman Cato the Elder—became a symbol of Rome’s determination to eliminate its greatest rival. Today, modern archaeology is uncovering what that lost world actually looked like. New excavations in the Punic neighborhoods of Carthage are revealing a thriving, sophisticated city that existed before its destructio…