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Carthage
also: Карфагене
The ancient North African city-state, destroyed by Rome in 146 BC; invoked here anachronistically as if a going concern capable of present-day "universal bewilderment."
Reading notes
- The Alarm Clock's Calendar §45 Carthage
The ancient city-state destroyed by Rome in 146 BC, invoked anachronistically as though still standing -- part of the calendar's habit of collapsing all of history into one deadpan present tense.
- Self-Deception (a tale) §7 Carthage
The ancient North African city-state destroyed by Rome in 146 BC; invoked here as the ultimate byword for a mighty, seemingly indestructible power the inspector boasts he could singlehandedly raze.