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Scipio Aemilianus sowed salt over the ruins of Carthage after the Third Punic War.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that Scipio Aemilianus sowed salt over the ruins of Carthage after the Third Punic War?

No. A reference work on salting the earth states that the supposed salting of Carthage by Scipio Aemilianus is not supported by historical evidence, that no ancient sources mention Carthage in particular, and that the story is now considered apocryphal.

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Salting the earth - Wikipedia
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Salting the earth - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_the_earth

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