Carthaginian administration
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The Carthaginian administration was the governmental and bureaucratic system of ancient Carthage, overseeing its political, legal, and economic affairs across its territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carthaginian administration canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient government system
ⓘ
political institution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Carthage
ⓘ
Punic Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian territories
|
| characteristic |
aristocratic
ⓘ
commercially oriented ⓘ oligarchic ⓘ |
| checksAndBalances |
mutual control between suffetes and council
ⓘ
role of popular assembly in disputes ⓘ |
| civilization | Carthaginian civilization ⓘ |
| CouncilOfEldersComparedTo | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| culture |
Western Mediterranean Punic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Punic culture
|
| declineCause | defeats in the Punic Wars ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
control of trade routes
ⓘ
extraction of tribute from subject communities ⓘ promotion of maritime trade ⓘ |
| endEvent | destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Carthaginian Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Council of Elders
Carthaginian magistracies ⓘ Carthaginian military command structure ⓘ Carthaginian popular assembly ⓘ Carthaginian suffetes ⓘ judicial officials ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ tax officials ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle |
suffes
ⓘ
surface form:
suffete
|
| influencedBy |
Mediterranean city-state models
ⓘ
Phoenician political traditions ⓘ Tyrian institutions ⓘ |
| keyFunction |
administration of justice
ⓘ
collection of tribute and taxes ⓘ governance of subject cities ⓘ management of military affairs ⓘ oversight of foreign policy ⓘ regulation of trade ⓘ |
| knownFromSource |
Aristotle's Politics
ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
based on customary law
ⓘ
influenced by Phoenician legal traditions ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Council of Elders
ⓘ
popular assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carthage
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfSuffetes | 2 ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Carthaginian colonies
ⓘ
client cities ⓘ |
| popularAssemblyRole |
ratified major decisions
ⓘ
resolved deadlocks between magistrates and council ⓘ |
| suffetesComparedTo | Roman consuls ⓘ |
| territorialControl |
Corsica
ⓘ
Iberian territories ⓘ North African hinterland ⓘ Sardinia ⓘ Sicily (parts) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ Punic Wars era ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Punic ⓘ |
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