Out of ideas.
Carthage was:
-> A colony of Tyre, which gained independence after the fall of Tyre and then started spreading its influence over other colonies and founding its own
-> Economic powerhouse, controlling trade over the Mediterranean and trying very hard to maintain monopoly.
-> Strong military navy came to be because of the need to protect and control their trade endeavors
-> To expand their trading markets they launched many expeditions to discover new lands, including the famous expeditions of Hanno the Navigator (Atlantic coast of Africa) and Himilco the Navigator (Atlantic coast of Europe) - this is incorporated into Events and Decisions, which is great
once per era a free settler, great admiral and two ships.
-> They fought many wars with the Greeks and Romans over the dominance in the Mediterranean,
-> Much of their wealth came from the mines of copper and silver they controlled in Iberia
-> Phoenicians rarely served in land army, most of them was in the navy and the few that were soldiers served in the Sacred Band or cavalry formations.
-> Their main fighting force consisted of Libyphoenicians (children of Phoenicians and Libyans) who could improve their life position through service in the army, and foreign mercenaries. During the second punic war most of the soldiers were Iberians.
-> They started as a monarchy and turned into a republic after a failed military campaign in Sicily. The most important organ of power became the Council of Hundred and Four, while the executive official, similar to a Roman consul, was a Shophet (Suffet, Suffete).
Anything else? Any ideas for UAs due to these accomplishments?
(I would still opt for a UB, because the elephants really weren't important for Carthage. Just an imported military tool)