When inspectors returned from Carthage, they reported it as 'insidious' and concluded the city would rival Rome again, though some senators argued Carthage posed no threat and that competition kept Rome vigilant and prevented decadence
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Victor Davis HansonEvidence Quote
“After the inspectors came back, they said, 'These people are insidious'... There were people in the Roman Senate that said, 'No, no, don't do that.' They don't pose a threat... The Romans had this idea that affluence and leisure make you decadence.”
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