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Carthage's political system has been the subject of much debate, as Aristotle's Politics [1] discusses it at length, alongside the institutions of Sparta and Crete. [2] This text, the only example of its time to refer in extenso to non-Greek political institutions, has given rise to much controversy among historians, which has subsided to the ...
Aristotle (384–322) discusses Carthage in his work, Politica; he begins: "The Carthaginians are also considered to have an excellent form of government." He briefly describes the city as a "mixed constitution", a political arrangement with cohabiting elements of monarchy , aristocracy , and democracy , i.e., a king ( Gk : basileus), a council ...
According to Aristotle, Carthage's "highest constitutional authority" was a judicial tribunal known as the One Hundred and Four (𐤌𐤀𐤕 or miat). [ 145 ] [ 146 ] Although he compares this body to the ephors of Sparta , a council of elders that held considerable political power, its primary function was overseeing the actions of generals ...
They were created early in Carthage's history, and are described in Aristotle's Politics (4th century BC) as "the highest constitutional authority." The Hundred and Four were in charge of judging generals and the military, who exercised a great deal of independence from the government in Carthage.
Aeneas tells Dido of the fall of Troy. (Guérin 1815)Carthage was founded by Phoenicians coming from the Levant.The city's name in Phoenician language means "New City". [5] There is a tradition in some ancient sources, such as Philistos of Syracuse, for an "early" foundation date of around 1215 BC – that is before the fall of Troy in 1180 BC; however, Timaeus of Taormina, a Greek historian ...
Aristotle considered ethics to be a practical rather than theoretical study, i.e., one aimed at becoming good and doing good rather than knowing for its own sake. He wrote several treatises on ethics, most notably including the Nicomachean Ethics. [139] Aristotle taught that virtue has to do with the proper function (ergon) of a thing. An eye ...
He became director of the Musée Lavigerie de Saint-Louis de Carthage, founded through his efforts in 1875. His works include: Carthage et la Tunisie au point de vue archéologique (1883) Inscriptions de Carthage (1884–85) Souvenirs de la croisade de Saint Louis trouvés à Carthage (1888) Les tombeaux puniques de Carthage (1890)
The military of Carthage was one of the largest military forces in the ancient world.Although Carthage's navy was always its main military force, the army acquired a key role in the spread of Carthaginian power over the native peoples of northern Africa and southern Iberian Peninsula from the 6th century BC and the 3rd century BC.