List of monarchs of Carthage

Until 308 BC Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by monarchs, in the sense of the word that executive power was held by one person.[1] It also seems for the time period below to have been passed down in the clan of the Magonids. The title itself was most likely Suffete.[2]:115–116

Didonian

  • Dido 814 – c. 760 BC (queen)
  • unknown
  • Hanno I c. 580 – c. 556 BC
  • Malchus I c. 556 – c. 550 BC

Magonids

Hannonian

In 480 BC, following Hamilcar I's death, the king lost most of his power to an aristocratic Council of Elders. In 308 BC, Bomilcar attempted a coup to restore the monarch to full power, but failed, which led to Carthage becoming a republic.[1]

References

  1. Andrew Lintott, Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City: 750-330 BC, Routledge, 2014, p. 66.
  2. Miles, Richard (2011). Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization. New York: Viking Penguin.
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