Question
Some of this city’s first coins had the inscription “the encampment” on one side and a horse on the other. Herodotus claims a leader from this non-Athens city, who was chosen for andragathia or “manly virtue”, committed suicide in his camp on seeing his army’s rout in battle. Isocrates claimed both Sparta and this city were the “best governed” and ruled by “oligarchies at home, but by kings in the field”. Punishments for incompetent generals, such as (*) crucifixion, were decided by this city’s Council of 104. This city had a council called the adirim, or “mighty ones”. An inscription from this city mentions two of its annually elected magistrates or suffetes (“SUFF-ets”), Šafat (“SHA-fat”) and Adonibaal. In 480 BCE, this city lost the first Battle of Himera to Syracuse under the Magonid leader Hamilcar. For 10 points, name this north African city that was led by Hannibal. ■END■
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