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Where does revisionism enter? The Romans were probably correct that they had to destroy, or be destroyed by the Carthagens. Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator def
by FabHK 7y ago
Where does revisionism enter? The Romans were probably correct that they had to destroy, or be destroyed by the Carthagens. Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator defeated Hannibal, and who knows what would have happened otherwise.
Of course, history is written by the victors. But what is the connection to today's narratives? In particular, a narrative today bearing resemblance to the past does not mean that it's wrong.
- r00fus 7y agoDid you read the parent comment? The revisionism is that the people of Carthage somehow thought their destiny was to "destroy or be destroyed by the Aeneans (Romans)". It's projecting Rome's mission on their enemy. Analogy: Clearly the Iranians/Chinese/North Koreans feel the same way about you, fellow Americans! Destroy or be destroyed is what we hear from them!
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoBy the time Rome destroyed Carthage, it surely did not have to. Carthage had already been defeated more than 50 years previously, and had been reduced to little more than a Roman vassal state. The destruction of Carthage has to be one of the greatest acts of unnecessary spite in history.