... So the Mamertines turned to Carthage to help. The Romans were slow because the Roman senate hesitated sending help, because they thought it was improper to support what was pretty much a robber-state, and because the Senate feared war with a great sea-power, and also because if they interfered they ... argue in favor of the exchange, which would include himself.But the Carthaginians presumed wrong. Regulus famously spoke against the exchange in the senate. He said that even though the Romans could afford the loss of manpower represented by the captives, the Carthaginians couldn't and so ...

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