End Of The Line



     Here we see the end of the Third Punic War.  Scipio Aemilianus weeps as he orders the destruction of Carthage.  He is said to have thought that some day Rome would suffer the same fate.
     For some reason, the Romans decided to eradicate Carthage instead of reducing them to allies subject to Roman rules.  As it was, the disarmed Carthaginians put up one hell of a final fight, against a poorly organized and trained Rome.  That Aemilianus was able to do as well as he did shows that he was a chip off the old block.
  Sic Transit Cartago!

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