(June 16, 2019 at 11:08 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Been doing a bit of reading on the Punic Wars. It seems that the Carthaginians were mainly interested in business, helling around and having a good time. The Romans, on the other hand, lived hard, frugal lives and practiced the Latin virtues of gravitas, pietas, simplicitas, and adultery.
War was inevitable.
Boru
The Carthaginians controlled the Med and so were in a good position to thwart any roman expansion until the romans copied their ships.
They were rivals for power in the same area, the difference in life style was of little importance, look what rome did to anyone that bordered them.
War was inevitable, but only due to proximity.
If the Chinese had been closer the romans would have fought them too.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
