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> No, Cato was not right. He was a racist, war criminal and very corrupt politician. Even if he was all of that, which I'd dispute or at least question, that d

• ffgjgf1 3y ago
  > which I'd dispute or at least question, He wanted to destroy and almost exterminate/enslave a massive city for much more practical reasons than stopping child sacrifice (which was a side note at best..). How could you question that?
  • AllegedAlec 3y ago
    He's accused of being three things and give evidence of one of his policies as a reason. For which of those, and how that policy make him that?
    • ffgjgf1 3y ago
      Im sorry? For instance Plutarch and Livy described one of the campaigns he lead in Spain. Every successful military commander in ancient Rome was a war criminal by modern standards. That not a particularly interesting statement considering how obvious it is but it’s not like anyone could disagree with it. To be fair Cato might have been excessively cruel even by Roman standards since because he did coin this phrase https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellum_se_ipsum_alet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellum_se_ipsum_alet But let’s not go that far…
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