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Remembering Dido – and the fate of Carthage

Katherine Pangonis also traces the histories of Tyre, Antioch, Syracuse and Ravenna, once proud centres of government, trade and culture

Part of the ruins of Roman Carthage. Some of the rubble was used to build Tunis, situated nearby. [Getty Images] 
issue 08 July 2023
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