The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Dido, Queen of Carthage ( - )
Founder and queen of Carthage; lover of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid. Also known as Elissa. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-2160?rskey=vKUf2L&result=1&q=dido Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_%28Queen_of_Carthage%29 Relationships: Dido was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Aeneas (-)References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Queen Dido Carthage .
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 286 Ti. Claudius Cæsar Aug. Ær. S C. Minerva stans; dextrâ pilum, sinistra scutum. Ær. Claudius Minerva standing, in her right hand a javelin, in her left a shield.