500 denarii	1 turns	Town

In the most desperate of times, it is permissible for the venerable rulers of Carthage to hang up their robes and look to a single leader. The bitterest wars often call for a strong leader who can unite the divided noble families under a military banner. This overbearing focus on military affairs is sure to leave the financial situation in a state of downward flux, and few educated men indeed would be in support of a government that is assuredly more oppressive than even a self-centered oligarchy.

• Council of Carthage
• Hannonian Dynasty
• Barcid Dynasty
• Magonid Dynasty

• No cooldown on Mercenary recruitment
• Conscription of a settlement yields 50% more troops
• -25% Trade
• -3.0% Growth
• -50% Cost when building walls
• -50% Time when building walls