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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2216713, member: 51347&quot;]&quot;Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam!&quot; (&quot;Furthermore, I consider that Carthage must be destroyed&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Delenda est Carthago!&quot; (Carthage must be destroyed!)</p><p><br /></p><p>...Cato the Elder (234-149 BC), was a Roman statesman during the latter years of the Punic Wars.&nbsp; Repeatedly. Ad nauseam: He finished up every speech he gave with the saying, no matter what the speech was on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome fought three wars with Carthage, which was originally a Phoenician colony from the City of Tyre. The Romans called them <i>Punicus</i> (or <i>Poenicus</i>), meaning Carthaginian, referring to their Phoenician ancestry.&nbsp; Hence, the wars with Rome vs. Carthage were called the PUNIC Wars.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st Punic War was 264-241 BCE.&nbsp; The war originally were skirmishes in Sicily.&nbsp; However, Rome won a string of victories against Carthage.&nbsp; They ended with taking Corsica, Sardinia, and control of Sicily from Carthage.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd Punic War was 218-201 BCE.&nbsp; We know this war for the famous Carthaginian General HANNIBAL.&nbsp; He virtually destroyed Rome&#039;s armies, one after the other in a string of terrible defeats for Rome.&nbsp; In the Battles of Trebbia (218 BCE - Rome LOST 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers), Lake Trasimene (217 BCE - Rome LOST 15,000 soldiers), and Cannae (216 BCE Rome LOST 50,000 to 75,000 soldiers) Rome was more than decimated.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Within a 4 year period Rome lost between 90,000 to 120,000 soldiers - dead in the field.</b>&nbsp; Think of losing virtually a WHOLE generation of men within a short 4 years...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>However, Rome persevered...they never considered defeat.</b> They just continued to fight on.&nbsp; This was their mettle.&nbsp; Rome finally took the fight to Carthage in Northern Africa on the Plains of Zama (202 BCE) with a decisive defeat by Scipio (later Africanus) over Hannibal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 3rd Punic War was 149-146 BCE as an extensive siege of Carthage to wipe them off the map... <i><b>Delenda est Carthago</b></i>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Consequently, in hatred of Carthage, much of Carthaginian coinage has been melted down, over-struck, or destroyed by the Romans.&nbsp; I enjoy holding coins from Carthage as they are reminiscent of the massive struggle between two giants for control of the Mediterranean World.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I humbly submit two Carthaginian Trishekels as Roman War Booty from the 2nd Punic War!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433667[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]433668[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage, 2nd Punic War ca. 220-215 (when Rome was at her darkest hour...)</p><p>AE Trishekel</p><p>30mm, 19.7g 12h</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Tanit, L, Grain Garland Wreath, single pendant earring.</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Horse standing R, Palm tree in background to L,</p><p>Ref: Muller Afrique 150, SNG Copenhagen 340, MAA 84a</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433669[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]433670[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage, 2nd Punic War ca. 220-215 (when Rome was at her darkest hour...)</p><p>AE Trishekel</p><p>30mm, 17.6g 12h</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Tanit, L, Grain Garland Wreath, single pendant earring.</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Horse standing R, Palm tree in background to L, Punic letter B to R</p><p>Ref: Muller Afrique 145, SNG Copenhagen 344, MAA 84</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>(And, NO [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] , my horse is not leaving Road-Apples...but I was thinking of your possible comments when I was capturing the coin!)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433666[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Just look at Cato... he was ONE TICKED-OFF DUDE!&nbsp; He had just <u>HAD</u> it with these Carthaginian DUDES~ !!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] : Carthage was destroyed![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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