Its constitution strangely also buffered church and state, yet encouraged child sacrifice, as noted by Aristotle.
Because it ensured that its generals were always buffered from civil government, it required a council known as the Hundred and Four to oversee them. Its constitution strangely also buffered church and state, yet encouraged child sacrifice, as noted by Aristotle. It was first ruled by Soffets in an dual system much like its greatest rival, yet yielded to an oligarchy as ethnic requirements became less stringent, allowing individuals like Adherbal and Hanno to rise to power. Its geographic power center was the citadel Byrsa, though the palace's sea walls never needed to be very strong. FTP, identify this city whose naval power led it to dominate the pre-Roman Mediterranean, most famously led by various members of the Barca family.
Because it ensured that its generals were always buffered from civil government, it required a council known as the Hundred and Four to oversee them.
{Carthage}