This treaty is the first known source suggesting that Carthage had gained control over Sicily and Sardinia, as well as Emporia and the area south of Cape Bon in Africa.
By the end of the 6th Century BC, Carthage had conquered most of the old Phoenician colonies e.g. Hadrumetum, Utica and Kerkouane, subjugated some of the Libyan tribes, and had taken control of parts of the North African coast from modern Morocco to the borders of Cyrenaica.
This enterprise coincided with the expedition of Xerxes against mainland Greece in 480 BC, prompting speculation about a possible alliance between Carthage and Persia against the Greeks, although no firm evidence of this exists.
Kings were still elected, but their power began to erode, with the senate and the "Tribunal of 104" gaining dominance in political matters, and the position of Suffet becoming more influential.
Economically, sea-borne trade with the Middle East was cut off by the mainland Greeks[2] and Magna Graecia boycotted Carthaginian traders.