Magonid
Carthaginian dynasty
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history of North Africa
- In North Africa: Political and military institutions
…in practice one family, the Magonid, dominated in the 6th century bc. The power of the kingship was diminished during the 5th century, a development that has its parallels in the political evolution of Greek city-states and of Rome. Roman sources directly transcribe only one Carthaginian political term—sufet, etymologically the…
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