Mago the second was Shofet

Shofet

In Hebrew and several other Semitic languages, shofet literally means "Judge", from the verb "Š-P-T", "to pass judgment". Cognate titles exist in other Semitic cultures, notably Phoenicia.-Hebrew:...

 of Carthage

Carthage

Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...

 from 396 to 375 BCE, and was a member of the Magonid dynasty. He became Shofet after the suicide of Himilco II

Himilco II of Carthage

Himilco was a member of the Magonids, a Carthaginian family of hereditary generals, and had command over the Carthaginian forces between 406 and 397 BCE. He is chiefly known for his war in Sicily against Dionysius I of Syracuse. The Magonid Family of Carthage played a central role between 550 –...

 in 396 BCE and was succeeded by Mago the third in 375.

His reign started during wars with the Greeks of Sicily, who under the leadership of Dionysius I of Syracuse

Dionysius I of Syracuse

Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, in what is now Sicily, southern Italy. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Greek colonies...

 had defeated his predecessor. He quelled a rebellion in Libya, and made peace with Syracuse at the expense of his Sicilian allies the Sicels.

War broke out again at the end of his reign and he died in the Carthaginian defeat of the battle of Cabala

Battle of Cabala

The Battle of Cabala was fought in Sicily between Carthage and Syracuse. Syracuse was victorious.It is uncertain in what year it was fought and could have occurred in any year from 378 BCE to 375 BCE. The exact location of Cabala is also unknown....

, he was succeeded by his son, also called Mago who led the Carthaginians to a great victory against Dionysius at the battle of Cronium.