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 

Hannonids

  • Hanno I c. 580 – c. 556 BC
  • Malchus c. 556 – c. 550 BC

Magonids

  • Mago I c. 550 – c. 530 BC
  • Hasdrubal I c. 530 – c. 510 BC
  • Hamilcar I c. 510–480 BC
  • Hanno II 480–440 BC
  • Himilco I (in Sicily) 460–410 BC
  • Hannibal I 440–406 BC
  • Himilco II 406–396 BC
  • Mago II 396–375 BC
  • Mago III 375–344 BC
  • Hanno III 344–340 BC

Hannonids

  • Hanno I 340–337 BC
  • Gisco 337–330 BC
  • Hamilcar II 330–309 BC
  • Bomilcar 309–308 BC

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. ^ a b 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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