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Rome presented Carthaginian allies with a choice: join Rome and become favored colonies sharing spoils, or face destruction; most allies defected, leaving Carthage isolated and militarily vulnerable without its weapons

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Speaker

Victor Davis Hanson

Evidence Quote

“the Romans then told all of the Carthaginian allies on the North Coast, 'Are you with us or against us?... if you're with us, we're going to destroy them and you're going to be a favored colony... And so most of them, not all defect.'”

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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