suffete of Carthage
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The suffete of Carthage was a chief magistrate and political leader in ancient Carthage, roughly comparable to a Roman consul.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive office
→
head of state → magistracy → political office → |
| abolishedWith |
Roman destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Carthaginian state
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| appointedBy |
Carthaginian citizen assembly
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| capital |
Carthage
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| country |
Carthage
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| existedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
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3rd century BCE → 4th century BCE → 5th century BCE → |
| existedInPeriod |
Classical antiquity
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Punic period → |
| governsFrom |
Carthage
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| hasAuthorityOver |
Carthaginian administration
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Carthaginian army → Carthaginian foreign policy → |
| hasEtymology |
derived from Semitic term shophet meaning judge
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| hasFunction |
administer justice
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command military forces → manage state finances → negotiate treaties → preside over assemblies → |
| hasGovernmentBranch |
executive branch of Carthage
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judicial branch of Carthage → |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Hamilcar Barca
→
Hannibal Barca → Hanno the Great → Mago Barca → |
| hasNumberOfOfficeHolders |
2
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| hasRole |
chief magistrate of Carthage
→
civil administrator of Carthage → executive authority in Carthage → military leader of Carthage → political leader of Carthage → presiding officer of Carthaginian government → |
| isSimilarTo |
Greek archon
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Phoenician shophet → Roman consul → |
| officeHolderTitleInGreek |
sophētēs
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| officeHolderTitleInLatin |
suffes
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| officeHolderTitleInPunic |
špṭ
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| partOf |
government of Carthage
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| positionHeldBy |
Carthaginian magistrate
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| usedLanguage |
Phoenician
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Punic → |
| worksWith |
Carthaginian council of elders
→
Carthaginian popular assembly → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hannibal
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positionHeld |