Over 2,000 years later, and this guy still hasn’t lived it down. npr: Ancient typo. Supposed to be ‘KARTHAGE’ but seems the stone carver got it wrong the first time around with ‘IARTHAGE.’ Check npr.org on Monday (6/4) for the start of a new series: ‘From Carthage to Cairo.’ (John Poole / NPR) (Taken with Instagram at Tunis, Tunisia) 

Over 2,000 years later, and this guy still hasn’t lived it down.

npr:

Ancient typo. Supposed to be ‘KARTHAGE’ but seems the stone carver got it wrong the first time around with ‘IARTHAGE.’ Check npr.org on Monday (6/4) for the start of a new series: ‘From Carthage to Cairo.’ (John Poole / NPR) (Taken with Instagram at Tunis, Tunisia) 

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    “ancient typo”
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    ancient typo! I love stuff like this. Humans are humans are humans are humans.
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    Karthage typo
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    LULZ. Seriously, what’s...Iarthage? Iarthago delenda est, amirite?
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