suffete of Carthage
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The suffete of Carthage was a chief magistrate and political leader in ancient Carthage, roughly comparable to a Roman consul.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| suffete of Carthage canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: suffete of Carthage Context triple: [Hannibal, positionHeld, suffete of Carthage]
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A.
Carthage
Carthage was an influential ancient Phoenician city-state and maritime empire in North Africa, renowned for its trade networks and conflicts with Rome during the Punic Wars.
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B.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
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C.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
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D.
Lixus
Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
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E.
Dougga / Thugga
Dougga (Thugga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins such as its theater, Capitol, and temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: suffete of Carthage Target entity description: The suffete of Carthage was a chief magistrate and political leader in ancient Carthage, roughly comparable to a Roman consul.
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A.
Carthage
Carthage was an influential ancient Phoenician city-state and maritime empire in North Africa, renowned for its trade networks and conflicts with Rome during the Punic Wars.
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B.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
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C.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
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D.
Lixus
Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
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E.
Dougga / Thugga
Dougga (Thugga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins such as its theater, Capitol, and temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive office
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ magistracy ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| abolishedWith |
Roman destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman siege of Carthage
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Carthaginian state
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Carthage
|
| appointedBy | Carthaginian citizen assembly ⓘ |
| capital | Carthage ⓘ |
| country | Carthage ⓘ |
| existedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ 4th century BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Punic period ⓘ |
| governsFrom | Carthage ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Carthaginian administration
ⓘ
Carthaginian army ⓘ Carthaginian foreign policy ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from Semitic term shophet meaning judge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administer justice
ⓘ
command military forces ⓘ manage state finances ⓘ negotiate treaties ⓘ preside over assemblies ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentBranch |
executive branch of Carthage
ⓘ
judicial branch of Carthage ⓘ |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Hamilcar Barca
ⓘ
Hannibal Barca ⓘ
linked to:
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Hanno the Great ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfOfficeHolders | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief magistrate of Carthage
ⓘ
civil administrator of Carthage ⓘ executive authority in Carthage ⓘ military leader of Carthage ⓘ political leader of Carthage ⓘ presiding officer of Carthaginian government ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Greek archon
ⓘ
Phoenician shophet ⓘ Roman consul ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInGreek | sophētēs ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInLatin | suffes ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInPunic | špṭ ⓘ |
| partOf | government of Carthage ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Carthaginian magistrate ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Phoenician
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Carthaginian council of elders
ⓘ
Carthaginian popular assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: suffete of Carthage Description of subject: The suffete of Carthage was a chief magistrate and political leader in ancient Carthage, roughly comparable to a Roman consul.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)