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Hamilcar the Rhodian — possibly Carthaginian spy in the entourage of Alexander the Great, executed when returning to Carthage Hamilcar, son of Gisgo and grandson to Hanno the Great (d. 309 BC) — commander in the Third Sicilian War, captured during the Siege of Syracuse and then killed in 309 BC
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The name "Mago(n)" was a common masculine given name among the Carthaginian elite. It meant "Godsent". [2]The cognomen or epithet BRQ means "thunderbolt" or "shining".It is cognate with the Arabic name Barq and the Hebrew name Barak and equivalent to the Greek Keraunos, which was borne by contemporary commanders. [3]
The contribution of autochthonous North African populations in Carthaginian history is obscured by the use of terms like "Western Phoenicians", and even to an extent, "Punic", in the literature to refer to Carthaginians, as it implies a primarily colonial population and diminishes indigenous involvement in the Carthaginian Empire.
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Mathos (Punic: 𐤌𐤈𐤀, MṬʾ; [1] Ancient Greek: Μάθως, Máthōs; died c. 237 BC) was a Libyan from the North African possessions of Carthage and was recruited into the Carthaginian Army during the First Punic War (264–241 BC) at some point prior to 241 BC.
Until 308 BC Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by monarchs, in the sense of the word that executive power was held by one person. [1] It also seems for the time period below to have been passed down in the clan of the Magonids. The title itself was most likely Suffete. [2]: 115–116 Hannonids. Hanno I c. 580 – c. 556 BC