Magonids
A royal dynasty of Carthage called itself the Magonids , whose ancestor and namesake Mago I (King of Carthage from 550 BC to 530 BC) was.
The time of the Magonids was mainly characterized by a colonizing expansion policy. The Carthaginians founded their first colonies in the Balearic Islands , Corsica and on the southwestern coast of Spain . In addition, they introduced mercenary armies , whereby the Carthaginian hegemony in Sardinia could be restored. The Magonids ruled aristocratically , monarchically and tyrannically .
List of the Magonids
| Ruler name | Reign |
|---|---|
| Mago I. | 550-530 BC Chr. |
| Hasdrubal | 530-510 BC Chr. |
| Hamilcar | 510-480 BC Chr. |
| Hanno | 480-440 BC Chr. |
| Hannibal | 440-406 BC Chr. |
| Himilko | 406-396 BC Chr. |
| Mago II. | 396-378 BC Chr. |
literature
- Klaus Geus : Prosopography of the literarily attested Carthaginians. Pp. 110 ff., Peeters Pub, 1994, ISBN 90-6831-643-5