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Carthage's walls were 27 miles of fortifications on a peninsula, the greatest walls in the ancient world (until Constantinople), making it extremely difficult for Rome to breach despite Roman siege superiority; Rome lost battles and 20,000-30,000 troops over two years

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Speaker

Victor Davis Hanson

Evidence Quote

“The problem the Romans have is these walls are, until Constantinople, they are the greatest walls in the ancient world, 27 miles of fortifications... the Romans are not known for their siege craft and they can't take it... they've lost probably 20 or 30,000 Romans.”

Source

“The End of Everything,” with Victor Davis Hanson | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover Institution
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:38:14 PM

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