No. This claim likely comes from the alleged salting of Carthage by Scipio Africanus

. Although the Romans razed the city and Scipio was known for his terrible hatred of Carthage, no ancient sources support salting. Carthage was later rebuilt and became one of the most populous cities in the Empire.

Who poured salt on Carthage?

Carthage. At least as early as 1863, various texts claimed that the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus plowed over and sowed the city of Carthage with salt after defeating it in the Third Punic War (146 BC), sacking it, and enslaving the survivors. The salting was probably modeled on the story of Shechem.

Who salted the earth after battle?

As a final insult before they left, it is said that the Roman soldiers sprinkled salt upon the ground to ensure that nothing could ever grow there again. During the 17^th and 18^th centuries, Spain and Portugal punished traitors within their empires by executing them and then pouring salt on their land.