The two eventually fell in love, with some versions of the myth claiming that Dido had been resisting many suitors after the death of her former husband. Positioned among low hills, near the freshwater Lake of Tunis and the Strait of Sicily, Carthage quickly grew thanks to its natural resources and its ideal location between the east and west of the classical world. Though Roman Carthage was eventually destroyed amidst a Vandal raid in the fifth century C.E., a Byzantine invasion in the sixth century, and the city’s eventual capture by the Arabs in the eighth century, some ancient ruins like temples and aqueducts still remain at the site to this day.
Author: Andrew Milne
Published at: 2025-11-04 00:00:00
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