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Happy Sunday! Nearly two-thirds of Tightrope players missed this week’s brainbuster, which centered on a certain Latin phrase dating back to the 2nd century BC, though the saying still carries meaning today. Tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg famously wore a shirt with “Carthago delenda est” written on it for his 40th birthday to signal his competitive approach to business. So if you got this one wrong, no need to be salty—give it a second (or even third) chance: Carthago delenda est (meaning “Carthage must be destroyed”) is an expression associated with what conflict? A. The Punic Wars B. The Hundred Years' War C. The Peloponnesian War D. The Trojan War Check further down in this email for the answer!

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Happy Sunday! Nearly two-thirds of Tightrope players missed this week’s brainbuster, which centered on a certain Latin phrase dating back to the 2nd century BC, though the saying still carries meaning today. Tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg famously wore a shirt with “Carthago delenda est” written on it for his 40th birthday to signal his competitive approach to business.

So if you got this one wrong, no need to be salty—give it a second (or even third) chance:

Carthago delenda est (meaning “Carthage must be destroyed”) is an expression associated with what conflict?

A. The Punic Wars

B. The Hundred Years' War

C. The Peloponnesian War

D. The Trojan War

Check further down in this email for the answer!

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The answer was A. The Punic Wars! (Several-millennia-old spoiler alert) Carthage was indeed destroyed, and the area became a Roman province under the name “Africa.”

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