History of Tunisia for centuries assigned its foundation to a queen of Tyre, Elissa, also called Dido. The Roman historian Pompeius Trogus, a near contemporary of Virgil, describes a sinister web of court intrigue which caused Queen Elissa (Dido) to flee the city of Tyre westward with a fleet of ships. The Roman poet Virgil (70–19 B.C.) portrays Dido as the tragic, admirable heroine of his epic the "Aeneid", which contains many inventions loosely based on legendary history, and includes the story about how the Phoenician queen acquired the Byrsa. By the middle of the sixth century B.C., Carthage had grown into a
Fido Dido the 2000s on cans and advertising for 7 Up worldwide. Fido Dido has been licensed to Pepsico and Slice brands in markets outside the United States; 7 Up, a product of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, is licensed to Pepsico for manufacture and distribution in markets outside the United States. In 2018, Fido Dido has reappeared in the Vintage Series cans. Fido Dido is also used on PepsiCo's Turkish soft drink Fruko. Fido Dido also appeared in Saturday morning bumpers for CBS from 1990 to 1994. "Fido Dido: Life in the Third Lane" was published in paperback in 1989. In 1992,