suffes

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Suffes is the Latin term for the chief magistrates of ancient Carthage, roughly analogous to consuls in the Roman Republic.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
suffes canonical 1
suffet 1
suffete 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role
magistracy
political office
alsoKnownAs sufet
sufetes
suffetes
analogousToOffice Greek archon
Roman consul
branchOfGovernment executive branch
capitalAssociatedWith Carthage
category Carthage
surface form: Ancient Carthage

Ancient political offices
Heads of state
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
culture Carthaginian
Punic
etymologicalOrigin Punic špt
governingBodySupervised Carthaginian Senate
governmentTypeContext Carthaginian Empire
surface form: Carthaginian Republic
historicalRegion North Africa
jurisdiction Carthaginian state
Carthaginian territories
label suffes
languageOfName Latin
numberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously two
officeHolderTitleInEnglish sufet
officeHolderTitleInLatin suffes
originalLanguage Punic
originalLanguageEquivalent špt
politicalSystemContext oligarchic republic
responsibleFor civil administration
judicial functions
presiding over councils
roleInGovernment chief magistrate
executive magistrate
seatOfOffice Carthage
selectionMethod election
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
ancient period
usedInPolity Carthage
Phoenician city-states
Punic cities

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suffetes officeHolderTitle suffes
this entity surface form: suffet
Carthaginian administration headOfGovernmentTitle suffes
this entity surface form: suffete