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Dido was, according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first Queen of Carthage (in modern-day Tunisia). She is best known from the account given by the Roman poet Virgil in his Aeneid. In some sources she is also known as Elissa According to Roman legend, Carthage was founded in 814 BC by Phoenician colonists under the leadership of Elissa (Queen Dido). Therefore, Elisa or Dido lived in about the 8th century BC
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Why did Dido the Queen of Carthage kill herself?
Dido was abandoned by Aeneas, as Mercury told Aeneas that he must travel to Italy and leave Dido, as Mercury reminds Aeneas that Dido is not part of his fate. Dido proceeds to kill herself out of sorrow by stabbing herself with an "ensis" (sword).
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