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Re:The Economic Complexity of the Western Roman Empire by akkartik on Friday October 16, 2026 @12:42PM (#50120751)
Rome conquered many places without committing genocide. The fate of Carthage stands out even by the standard of the time.
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Re:The Economic Complexity of the Western Roman Empire by soperj on Friday October 16, 2026 @06:36PM (#50125708)
Can you name some?

Genocide seemed to be part and parcel.

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Re:The Economic Complexity of the Western Roman Empire by akkartik on Friday October 16, 2026 @06:52PM (#50125843)
Notice how few examples there are in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbicide#In_premodern_times, and how prominently Carthage figures. Or scan the years in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Razed_cities.

The usual approach of the time was enslavement and taxation. Because they were less effort and more reward.

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