A text coming from the mouth of the Roman Republic/Empire. A culture whose economy ran and depended on the continuous supply of fresh slaves. Hence their need for continuous war, not peace.

A rough calculation: approximately 5 million slaves at work, average life expectancy 25 years over a period of 2000 years (=80 generations) yields a shocking number of 400 million slaves. These slaves were sent to Rome from all over Europe. Entire societies were disrupted for centuries.

Not unsimilar to the US policies if you replace slaves with energy.