Ancient Carthage the site of the city. Nearly all of the other Phoenician city-states and former Carthaginian dependencies subsequently fell into Roman hands. According to Roman sources, Phoenician colonists from modern-day Lebanon, led by Dido (also known as Queen Elissa), founded Carthage "circa" 814 BC. Queen Elissa (also known as "Alissar") was an exiled princess of the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre. At its peak, the metropolis she founded, Carthage, came to be called the "shining city", ruling 300 other cities around the western Mediterranean Sea and leading the Phoenician world. Elissa's brother, Pygmalion of Tyre, had murdered Elissa's husband, the high
Hunter (Dido song) her lookalike in a tunnel and both hugging and embracing each other. UK CD1 UK CD2 Hunter (Dido song) "Hunter" is a song by British singer Dido released as the third single from "No Angel", her debut album. "Hunter" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Australia, France, Ireland, and New Zealand. The video, directed by Matthew Rolston, takes place in the city during a night of the full moon. In the video, Dido is chasing her lookalike in the city. Intercut are scenes of Dido singing the song in a balcony,