As part of his recent glow-up, Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg released a series of whimsical photos of himself, commissioned by his wife, for his 40th birthday. Rome had been at war with Carthage, its great rival and enemy, for much of Cato’s life. He had fought in the brutal Second Punic War and wanted to see Carthage gone. There were some calls for Zuckerberg to apologize and others for a public response from the regime. They view Tunisia as a modern-day Carthage — powerful, independent and resilient in the face of an encroaching empire.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2024 10:19 UTC