Until 308 BC, Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by Kings.
Kings of Carthage, 814 BC-308 BC
- Dido 814-c.760 BC
- unknown
- Hanno I c.580-c.556 BC
- Malchus c.556-c.550 BC
- Mago I c.550-c.530 BC
- Hasdrubal I c.530-c.510 BC
- Hamilcar I c.510-480 BC
- Hanno II 480-440 BC
- Himilco I (in Sicily) 460-410 BC
- Hannibal 440-406 BC
- Himilco II 406-396 BC
- Mago II 396-375 BC
- vacant 375-340 BC
- Hanno the Great 340-337 BC
- Gisco 337-330 BC
- Hamilcar II 330-309 BC
- Bomilcar 309-308 BC
In 480 BC, following Hamilcar I's death, the King lost most of his power to an aristocratic Council of Elders. In 308 BC, Bomilcar attempted a coup to restore the monarch to full power, but failed, which led to Carthage becoming in name as well as in fact a republic.
