• grue@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    So this guy had this, Cato had “Carthago delenda est”… what other Roman Senators had famous end-of-speech catch-phrases?

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      5 hours ago

      Funny enough, one of Cato the Elder’s opponents would end all of his speeches with “Carthage must be preserved” in response to Cato’s “Carthage must be destroyed” spiels.