Carthage Carthage Carthage (; , "", "New City"; ; , "Qarṭāj") was the center or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now the Tunis Governorate in Tunisia. The city developed from a Phoenician colony into the capital of a Punic empire dominating the Mediterranean during the first millennium BC. The legendary Queen Dido is regarded as the founder of the city, though her historicity has been questioned. According to accounts by Timaeus of Tauromenium, she purchased from a local tribe the amount of land that could be covered
HMS Dido (37) surrendered. From Taranto, "Dido" went to Sorrento where she took part in the shelling to support troops. October and November 1943 saw "Dido" back in Alexandria for another refit. On return to service, "Dido" spent time in Malta and Taranto before taking part in a diversionary action off Civitavecchia in support of the landing at Anzio. August 1944 saw "Dido" supporting the Allied landings in France. In September 1944, "Dido" returned to the UK. In October 1944, "Dido" escorted a convoy to Russia before supporting carrier strikes off Norway. In April 1945, "Dido" escorted , , and to the North